When ev'ry thing goes wrong
when I can't cope with my own song
all the world around seems strong
and I don'! know where I belong
When another newborn hero
is introduced on MTV
another's free will pushed to zero
all Ihose kids could see
We enjoy coloured fireworks
crushing the firmament
We depend on those fireworks
lightin' our face and soul
The property of the betier kind
is a challenge to a simple mind
the kids kids ignore the moralists
and realize their profit-minds
Then ev'ry thing goes wrong
the song machine goes on & on
the gods of business much too strong
the kids do get the message wrong
And another drunken hero
is reproduced on MTV
another's genus gone to zero
no careers for free
We enjoy coloured fireworks
crushing the firmament
We depend on those fireworks
lightin' our face and soul
The property of the better kind
is a challenge to any simple mind
the kids kids ignore the realists
and moralize Iheii profit-minds
Gladiators fighl between
(the) torches of illusion
never a chance to finish it all
as anything else but a loser
Then ev'ry move goes wrong
the crowd beyond is much more strong
and with a twinkle in my eyes
I realize that I'm the one to cry
...to cry tonight