The Only Ones – "Programme" (live 1979):
It's a different kind of life when you're on this programme.
You see things you never thought could be seen.
You get the other side of life when you're on this programme, baby.
Things get dirty when they look so clean.
I don't even recall the things that you accuse me of.
I feel so far away from everything I ever loved.
You know you've got to sweat when you're on this programme, honey.
The lights are glaring, it's a cold heat.
We're all God's children and we've got
A constant struggle in the face of defeat.
I've been having bad dreams, I can't get to sleep at night.
I feel so far away, I'm walking on the edge of time.
Look at him, he's hurt now; he's bleeding.
The curious will come and see him.
They fantasise about his life.
They seek humour in him.
Every time you drop your guard, you find it twice as hard
To reconcile your feelings.
You can always justify all the times you've almost died,
Say life ain't that appealing.
(You're a celestial being trapped by life,
You prefer existence on the other side.
The local residents are all white
And their morals are well-defined.)
Nah, there's ways & means - "victimhood" ain't any direction.
Power is in truth, realised. I reckon.