1981

You're told that love is an abattoir When asked you say "it's okay, I'm fine" in Lugubrious lullaby, stains on white with red wine A compulsive bibliophile Smile and say you're afraid to go outside Allusions to self-diagnosis of loneliness Serene, no dignity, poisonous magazines Various drama queens, ghost autobiographies No sleep, loud secrecy, drag out your modesty Biased democracy, casual hipocrisy We all got self-centred minds and socializing's bravery Celebrate your clerisy and condone modern slavery Laugh at all the insults, and call yourself a joke Then Blame it on the caffeine and the cigarette smoke You're told to care what others think That's the first rule of society Express yourself with a heavy sigh A connoisseur of social anxiety Serene, no dignity, poisonous magazines Various drama queens, ghost autobiographies No sleep, loud secrecy, drag out your modesty, Biased democracy, casual hypocrisy We all got self-centred minds and socializing's bravery Celebrate your clerisy and condone modern slavery Laugh at all the insults, and call yourself a joke Then Blame it on the caffeine and the cigarette smoke Offend someone's mother, tell everyone you're broke Then blame it on the caffeine and the cigarette smoke