People In a Box

Well I rolled out of my bed I was feeling semi-dead So I wandered from my bedroom to the coffee Then I woke up to the sound Of little people all around Relentless noises from that TV there beside me And they told me what to wear How to smell and do my hair And how to charge the new car I'll be buying I just sat and soaked it in Aren't these people all my friends It never dawned on me that they could all be lying People in a box TV personalities They show me how to live In specific generalities People in a box Out of bed Tune em in How much do I learn From people in a box Well I completely bought it all Revolving credit wall to wall Without a payment 'til September 89 Can I run Can I escape Are they alive or just on tape The seem so worldly and so welcome to the eye Heavy pressure from the start TV madness stole our hearts Black and white and vivid color turned to grey Daytime soaps they're not clean Nighttime cops blast through our screen We're a Nielsen rating living on display People in a box TV personalities They show me how to live In specific generalities People in a box Out of bed Tune 'em in How much do I learn From people in a box Are these sultans of video activity Truly the masters of my destiny Was I created in the image of Trinitron Can Jesus ever endorse mediocrity While we consume hours of programmed philosophy Will we ever learn Off is as easy to turn as on Heavy pressure from the start TV madness stole our hearts Black and white and vivid color turned to grey Daytime soaps they're not clean Nighttime cops blast through our screen We're a Nielsen rating living on display People in a box TV personalities They show me how to live In specific generalities People in a box Out of bed Tune 'em in How much do I learn From people in a box TV personalities They show me how to live In specific generalities People in a box Out of bed Tune 'em in How much do I learn From people in a box TV personalities Show me how to live