The Bridgeheads

I.
disconnected must stay out of touch
they'll silence you when you think too much
where you've grown up
where you see what you’ve done

you wonder what he would be like
found among those missing ones,
where you've grown up
where you see what you’ve done

post code wars lack sense
kids marching in the city of blades
where you've grown up
where you see what you’ve done

II.
when I was a boy
there were things I didn’t know
I trusted everyone
I still want it to be so

III.
i just wanna get out of this movie
characters seem void of any character to me
they keep sending those men back in boxes
"sometimes you're thinking too much" he said

IV.
"and there is nowhere to hide" he said
"nowhere to hide" he said
"nowhere to hide" he said

so better switch on your tv set
"watch daily news" he said
be part of cabaret

we know that king was a criminal
international criminal
so why's he at liberty

and we know he was a criminal
but we prefer ignorance
drums sax and violins

V.
we lived in harmony
on an island with our families
but then came the military
and we’ve become a colony
they taught us how to speak
they taught us how to think
they taught us principles
the highest principles

but less than them
we're less than them
still less than them
we're less than them

VI.
another war has replaced another protest song
and I am a powerless ant, a bit of a joke,
a joke. is my life a bit of a joke?
the biggest companies endorse a king of yours
he's just a puppet when they need or don't need war
or gold, no matter how you vote

VII.
you better watch your mouth
‘cos they will go through your garbage
they will push you aside
and one day you'll be gone
‘cos proof means nothing at all

you should be careful what you say
‘cos they will go through your garbage
they will push you aside
would you care when I’m gone
‘an idealistic one’

VIII.
just forget it all now
just forget it all now
it’s just a song and
and nothing more than
another song and it
means nothing more than
any other song man