[Intro]
Hello?
(Is anybody home?)
Can you hear me?
(Or am I talking to a stone?)
Wake up!
(What’s that you said?)
Did you hear a word?
(Or are you braindead?)
[Verse 1]
You hear the noise but miss the sound
Your head is spinning round and round
A thousand words are flying by
But not a thought behind your eyes
You got an answer, got it quick
No time to think, no time to stick
To facts that don’t fit your belief
You’d rather have a little relief
[Refrain]
Have you heard a word that’s been said
(Or are you braindead?)
Is it hard to pay attention
(When you’ve spent your last sense)
… no retention
(Too dense…)
[Verse 2]
Scroll on by and carry on
Another headline, another con
A catchy phrase, a clever lie
A little outrage to satisfy
No context, no history
No curiosity
Just pick a side and take a stand
Without a clue or second hand
[Refrain]
Have you heard a word that’s been said
(Or are you braindead?)
Is it hard to pay attention
(When you’ve spent your last sense)
… no retention
(Too dense…)
[Bridge]
It’s not a crime…
(To open your mind!)
It’s not a crime…
(To learn in time!)
Don’t confuse…
(Noise with news!)
The truth won’t bend
To fit your views
[Instrumental]
(Think!)
(Think again!)
(Think!)
(Where have you been?)
[Final Refrain]
Have you heard a word that’s been said
(Or are you braindead?)
Is it hard to pay attention
(When you’ve spent your last sense)
… no retention
(Too dense…)
Have you heard a word that’s been said
(Don’t leave it all unread!)
Is it hard to pay attention
(When you’ve lost your comprehension?)
[Outro]
Wake up!
(We’re wide awake!)
Speak up!
(For goodness’ sake!)
Think twice!
(That would be nice!)
Use your head!
(You’re not braindead!)
Have you heard?
(How absurd)
Have you heard?
(A single word?)
Then think it through…
(Before you do!)
Not braindead…
(Just under-read!)
From the album “Feedback Coupling“