Cardboard Man

Slow down, slow disco that's what you wanted

Come down, life is short, as we know it

And while we're waiting for the cosmic call

We're still debating how we learned to crawl

We sing as if we know the one and only song

Here comes the man-made man

To wave a man-made hand

Here comes that cardboard hero

And there's no empty space

Where you won't find his face

Here comes the cardboard hero

And while we're waiting for a change of scene

We put some money in the change machine

Here comes somebody who will always stay the same

Here comes the cardboard man

To wave a cardboard hand

Here comes that man-made hero

And there's no empty space

Where you won't find his face

Here comes that cardboard hero

Who needs a man-made hero?

Who needs a man-made man?

Don't want no cardboard heroes

Don't want no cardboard man

Slow down, slow disco that's what you wanted

Slow down, roads on fire, no escape

And zooming out we see the world is too

But hey no worries – we know what to do

Here comes somebody who could really catch a flame

Here comes the cardboard man

To wave a cardboard hand

Here come the man-made hero

Check out that suit he wears

The fabric never tears

Here comes that cardboard hero

Who needs a man-made hero?

Who needs a man-made man?

Don't want no cardboard heroes

Don't want no cardboard man

Here come the man-made hero