Well, I rolled out of bed - I was feeling semi-dead
So I wandered from the bedroom to the coffee
Then I woke up to the sound of little people all around
Relentless noises from that TV there beside me
They told me what to wear, how to smell, and do my hair
And how to charge the new car I'll be buying
I just sat and soaked it in - aren't these people all my friends?
It never dawned on us that they could be lying
Chorus:
People in a box - TV personalities
They show me how to live - in specific generalities
People in a box - out of bed and tune 'em in
How much do I learn from people in a box
I completely bought it all - revolving credit wall to wall
Without a payment 'til September '89
Can I run? Can I escape? Are they live or just on tape
They seem so worldly and so welcome to the eye
Heavy pressure from the start - TV madness stole our heart
Black and white and vivid color turn to gray
Daytime soaps, they're not clean - nighttime cops blast through our screen
We're a Nielsen rating living on display
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Are these sultans of video activity
Truly the masters of my destiny?
Was I created in the image of Trinitron?
Can Jesus ever endorse mediocrity -
While we consume hours of programmed philosophy
Will we ever learn "off" is as easy to turn as "on?"
