Winston Apple

Lyrics

AMUSING OURSELVES TO DEATH
(Lyrics and music by Winston Apple)

The subliminal tyranny of remote control
Eases the pain of being bought and sold
Be one with your money
G-g-g-go for the gold, yeah
Yeah, yeah
(Multi-tasking) Sex, drugs, and rock and roll

From the moment that we’re born
Until we draw our final breath
We want to be entertained
To distract us from the pain of amusing ourselves to death

Keep dancing – the music never stops
Your possessions define you, so shop until you drop
They say every dog has its day, maybe someday you’ll be on top
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Unless, of course, you are the biggest loser

From the moment that we’re born
Until we draw our final breath
We want to be entertained
To distract us from the pain of amusing ourselves to death

Everybody lies
Everybody steals
Everybody’s shouting “Let’s make a deal”
There’s no time to think about how we feel
What do you think about that? (How does it feel?)

When you live fast, if you don’t die young
Sooner or later the time will surely come
When you take stock of your life and look back on what you’ve done
With regret and remorse

From the moment that we’re born
Until we draw our final breath
We want to be entertained
To distract us from the pain of amusing ourselves to death

So many distractions
So little time
Are we evolving according to an intelligent design?
Or are we simply losing our minds?
One new toy at a time

We’ve got a little time left
Before we draw our final breath
Is it too late to change?
Can we do something more than amuse ourselves to death?
We are amusing ourselves to death
We are amusing ourselves to death
We are amusing ourselves to death

I’m not amused (I am) (So am I)

© 2011 Gary Winston Apple
Used by permission. All rights reserved.