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i heard a girl in a dress
say her face was a mess
i heard there's no reason why
i heard that now's the time to buy
on planet earth
i'll probably stay
on planet earth
it's a place to live your life
where pleasure follows pain
people go insane
fly around in planes
pray that it won't rain
drive around in cars
get drunk in local bars
dream of being stars
well i lived all my life on planet earth
i saw a girl lose all control
when she lost her new mink stole
i saw her try to catch a man
things i couldn't understand
on planet earth
i'll probably stay
on planet earth
it's a place to live your life
where pleasure follows pain
people go insane
fly around in planes
pray that it won't rain
drive around in cars
get drunk in local bars
dream of being stars
well i lived all my life on planet earth
i saw a man on a stage
scream "put me back in my cage"
i saw him hang by his tie
i saw enough to make me cry
on planet earth
on planet earth
i lived all my life on planet earth
i lived all my life on planet earth
on planet earth
(repeat)
say her face was a mess
i heard there's no reason why
i heard that now's the time to buy
i'll probably stay
on planet earth
it's a place to live your life
people go insane
fly around in planes
pray that it won't rain
drive around in cars
get drunk in local bars
dream of being stars
well i lived all my life on planet earth
when she lost her new mink stole
i saw her try to catch a man
things i couldn't understand
i'll probably stay
on planet earth
it's a place to live your life
people go insane
fly around in planes
pray that it won't rain
drive around in cars
get drunk in local bars
dream of being stars
well i lived all my life on planet earth
scream "put me back in my cage"
i saw him hang by his tie
i saw enough to make me cry
on planet earth
on planet earth
i lived all my life on planet earth
on planet earth
(repeat)
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A protest song about Neoliberalism. Being told "this is the time to buy", amid all the chaos, is the ultimate symbol of it. All the insanity when people lose their material things (new mink stole), when they find themselves out of the social loop (put me back in my cage) are more comments on the wrongness of the world. It's a place to live your life... if you want to live an unfulfilling life that is controlled in every aspect through consumerism.
@2oontown seems to be the most plausible explanation, as DEVO regularly critises exactly this aspect of society
@2oontown seems to be the most plausible explanation, as DEVO regularly critises exactly this aspect of society
A view of crazy, nonsensical human activity by a guy who finds it all alien but, alas, he is a human also and is stuck here...."On planet Earth-I'll probably stay." "On planet Earth-It's a place(regardless of the senselessness) to live your life."
I believe the song may be an advertisment or review for earth.
The chorus lists various activities you can do on planet earth using the imperative, which is usually associated with advertisements. They want to animate you to buy. The singer also gives his perspective of earth a lot. " Well I lived all my life on planet earth" as if he's trying to gain credibility. Add to that his other verses where he talks about some events he saw. Though they are not all positive. And the line "On planet earth i'll probably stay" could be explained by that idea. He may stay on planet earth, unless he finds a better product to buy.