Power Lines lyrics

Fizzing and crackling as you stretch to the tropopause Subtly kettled bleeding electrons 'cause These power lines feed function sublime we all need Fixing and nurturing youngsters with neon beams Pinning their future on the nuclear fusion teams All of the light from our portable phones wrecking souls Cover the landfill Burn what you can’t kill Cage all the chimps that have tried to escape what you sell We sold all the silver to the market dismay Disposable incoming future today For the people who sold out to the People who hold out for less The power line’s tripping as the monsters crowd round Feasting on bones before they’re in the ground These power lines drawn that will keep us forlorn And alone Cover the landfill Burn what you can’t kill Cage all the chimps that have tried to escape what you sel