Civilisation

They're not human, they're with the Woolwich

They eat food I wouldn't give to my dog

They're hygienic, medicated

They wouldn't live next door to no wog

They're not human, where do they come from?

I don't know what they're living here for

They don't belong here, on this planet

What are they doing in the house next door?

Wife's tranquilized, milk's pasteurized

Kid's hypnotized by the t.v.

Dad'll beat you, dog'll eat you

They'll treat you like family

All across the nation

It's civilisation

They're not human, they've got a new car

They're going to polish it all the day long

Got a brand new rubber woman

They're going to blow her up all the night long

They're not human, it's a double cross

They sold out for a handful of beads

They sold everything for nothing, just a

Headful of dreams and a handful of greed

Keep 'em happy, keep 'em drinking

Keep 'em laughing, no thinking

No dying, no weeping

Keep 'em hypnotized, keep 'em sleeping

All across the nation

It's civilisation

Pack you off to school, get working

Get a steady job, no shirking

Get to sixty-five, get a handshake

You're a vegetable with a heartache

All across the nation

It's civilisation