Blackholes For Eyes
Lyrics written by Neil O'Brien
Gimme that gimmick right now! I need it!
To keep me entertained and my thoughts restrained
To keep my eyes on the new product lines
Keep me reaching for my wallet and the latest "must-buys"
Cos I read in GQ an article saying it's cool
To look, act and think the same way they do
And I took it all in cos I'm not much of a thinker
Swallowed it all: hook, line and sinker
Fear and trembling at being thought un-hip
Eagerly absorbing every fashion tip
Suppose the clothes I wear really say something ‘bout me?
Indeed they do: that I lack identity
I'm scared of being alone so I merge with the crowd
I'm scared of the silence so I talk really loud
I'm scared of the truth, yeah I'm scared of reality
So I let them stroke my ego and feed on my vanity
I'm hollow inside, got a shallow mind
Wearing shades to hide my black holes for eyes
And it's no surprise advertisers find
I'm a perfect fool for swallowing lies
Gimme a definition, yeah gimme a purpose
Just gimme something to stop me feeling worthless
Gotta try to hide the doubts in my mind
Gotta smother the sense of something missing inside
Gotta shift my shape to fit the space you've allotted
Gotta rig my sails to follow the course you've plotted
I'll dance and I'll sing for every jerk of the string
Just tell me what to do and I'll do anything
Got no will of my own
Got no ways of my own
Got no mind of my own
Got no spine of my own
I'm hollow inside, got a shallow mind
Wearing shades to hide my black holes for eyes
And it's no surprise politicians find
I'm a perfect fool for swallowing lies