V1) They don't make pain like they used to, eighty thousand mobile phones
And twenty seven TV stations radiating through my bones CH) Now it's d**h by information, watch it on the news
Toxic saturation, I only went to buy some shoes
Ma** manipulation, caught you in the net
You might run, and you might hide, but you will not forget V2) They don't make confusion like the old days,
When what you had to watch for was thieves
And who might come to the village, and who was going to leave CH) Now it's d**h by information, frantic facile ads
Toxic saturation, it'll drive you mad
Ma** manipulation, buy this kind of dress
And take this pill if you get ill and you can't take the stress V3) They don't make pain like they used to, now they put you on hold
And make you listen to Greensleeves, we're bankrupt if silence is gold CH) Now baby it's d**h by information, chewing up your time
Toxic saturation, just like junk mail in my mind
Ma** manipulation, we could all be like Stepford Wives
We might think so, but we don't know who's got hold of our lives