Paroles de Hooray for the 21st Century

Every sweet little lie ever whispered to you now rings true No need to wake the sleeping dogs when they'll just turn on you I'll make my way instead to the foots of your ivory tower But no love do I find there amongst the leaves and the dying flowers What became of the lover in you? Beat the swine black and blue You and I, me and you What became of the lover in you? What became of the lover in you? The Thames and the Mersey, the Tyne and the Wear and the Clyde They spew slums like gravy on the banks of the poisonous tyde They washed up the pale thin girl, alone in her ivory tower Scratching her skin with the thorns that grow on the stems of the wild flower What became of the lover in you? Beat the swine black and blue You and I, me and you What became of the lover in you? What became of the working class? Nike, Reebok, Adidas, scratch cards, pimples, ecstasy Hooray fo the 21st Century (x5) Living in a looking glass as the beauty of life goes by You're going to be so old, you're going to be so old Your skin's so cold Hooray for the 21st Century (x8)