On TV Lyrics

do not believe everything you see
it's not meant for you to believe
consuming visual ecstasy
it's just the drug that is on TV
you can never own enough
to make this life anything
but a passing dream
that we all drink
in the same measure
no more, no less
no matter if
you live in wealth
you earn respect
and there's a sense of isolation
that you can't shake from your skin
what's this world
that we're living in
where your worth and your pride
are tied up like kindling
for the fire of
the great almighty corporation
you can't believe everything you see
it's not meant for you to believe
consuming visual ecstasy
it's just the drug that is on TV

and though this life is fleeting
we each have so much to prove
by the models of our cars
and the professions we pursue
on the clothes that we wear
on the money we make
on the things that we can buy
and on the value of our real estate
and there's a sense of isolation
that you can't shake from your skin
how could the life that you've been living
be a selfish ruse with a hollow end
you can't believe everything you see
it's not meant for you to believe
consuming visual ecstasy
it's just the drug that is on TV