THE HUMAN LEAGUE - LYRICS

 

AUSTERITY

(Marsh/Oakey/Ware)

In the town
The start of day
The father thinks in sadness
On why his daughters went away
On youth and other madness
I know we don't choose who we love
And malice is so human
When your principle's no good
It's time to find a new one
I was brought up to believe
That to avoid disaster
In life as in your dreams
You've got to be the monster
When you've done your very best
When things turn out unpleasant
When the best of men take bribes
Isn't it the fool who doesn't?
In the town
By the house
The journalist is waiting
And near this place
There is a space
A subject contemplating
You've got your keys to get back in
You've washed your face so you can smile
You've got your pockets full of lending cash
Your ticket to the ladies mile
You brush away a flake of zinc
Advance toward the street outside
You close your mind so you can't think
The hide, the ride, the tide
But the scenes come rushing in
Like eels into your net
And it's just like Joseph said
Another walk you can't forget
But you push into the bleak
Where all the women walk in fear
Another three-word phrase
The near, the clear, the dear
You're a lonely little girl
Who just wants to please her dad
So you thought you'd be a nurse
Just like your mother had
But you make the patients worse
And the doctors know you're bad
(Better get back to the oracle)
The oracle in this case
Is a message on your phone
It says where you go
Gravity has gone
You know this is true
But you want to speak of love
Prediction and ambiguity
Go hand in glove
The oracle in this case
Is a face on your wall
It says where you go
People will fall
And near this place
There is a space
A subject contemplating
And in the town
The sun goes down
No-one investigating

 

DEMO LYRICS

Shall I even bother to eat?

It'll all be shit tomorrow

I'll have more room for my bile

I'm feeling pretty sick now

I think I'll take a pill or two

And take away a few more hours

Tomorrow brings another day

It's the same as all the others

To carry on in a similar way

And stay under the covers

Don't talk to me of worthless life

And living is such a strain

Just stretch yourself and see the change

We've all seen blankness times before

Switch on the light, project yourself

Ideas so countless you can't list

If you're not happy, you can change

You just enjoy depressing

Help yourself and don't forget

You run the risk of failing

They say the swamp of science drowns

The spirit of humanity

Well, we know better - just believe

Forget that you're a casualty

Help yourself and don't forget

You run the risk of failing

Depression is a fashion you don't want

Look, here's a depressive word

Depression is a fashion you don't need

You need it even less than speed

Take in a movie or walk the streets

In the street, the heart still beats

There are hundreds just like you

Switch on the light, protect yourself

Ideas so countless I can't list

Just stretch yourself and feel the change

Don't talk to me of worthless life

And living is such a strain

Just stretch yourself and feel the change

There are hundreds just like you

There are hundreds just like you

Just like you

 

Thanks to blindyouth.co.uk for demo lyrics