it's like you clean yourself by rolling in shit
you clear your head by pouring stuff into it
we're going crazy for a plasticine boy
we've got a wedding list of what to enjoy

this entertainment is an ugly affair
it's getting naked for a billionaire
i'll be a cynical and impotent clone
airbrush my ass into a hollywood home

alright.....

......the disillusioned sit, we look at each other and we sing...
someone's got to do something
but i don't think it's going to be me
someone's got to say something
but it's not
it's not going to be
it's not going to be
me

investigating allegations of sleaze
100 secretaries fall to their knees
get me a smile like a funeral star
do me a favour in a luxury car
we're going crazy for that plasticine cool
and all the concubines are filling the pool
this entertainment is an ugly affair
we're getting naked for a billionaire

alright.....

......the disillusioned sit, we look at each other and we sing...

someone's got to do something
but i don't think it's going to be me
someone's got to say something
but it's not
it's not going to be
it's not going to be
me


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