Citizen (Dance Of Youth)

Simple Minds · Reel To Real Cacophony [1979]

Citizen, citizen, citizen, citizen

Citizen, a cure to kill the east

A disease of the west

A romance is no escape

But I'll escape you



The manufacture sound

Complaining to ourselves

You're cutting up our friends

Making love to our sisters



Another endless day

Another daze

But I'm losing track

The train goes off the rails



Dance of the youth

Youth want to dance



Citizen, the tribal war begins

But radio's a God

Industrial money

God is industry



(Dance of youth)

Citizen, we know what we're after

You know what we're after

Know what we're after

Know what we're after



Citizen, the state that we've come to love

Love's a crime against the state

I hate the sound of bells



Communications lost

Something we're after

I hate democracy

One more contact lost



Love, a crime against the state

The state we've come to love

Oh, electric candle light



What time is it over there?

We got to wear a badge

We're losing track of days



Dance of the youth

Youth want to dance



Citizen, I'll share a room with you

You're getting so very thin

Did we ask for this

Are you rationing our water?



Dance of the youth

Our food is getting cold

And you're getting colder

(Citizen)

I see you

I'm not so unaware



Citizen, an American

Got, got a camera

Takes a picture

Citizen, citizen, citizen, citizen