WORLD FREAK SHOW - THE LEVELLERS
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In the past th

  
e fools would 

pay
            
To see the fre

          
aks of the day
             
Contradictions

 
 of the norm
             
The bizarre, t

            
he wonderful a

     
nd deformed
 
No need for th

e tents and th

e cages now

The world come

s to my eyes

In front of my

 TV circus

A freak show i

n disguise


Circles and ro

undabouts
             
How much did y

   
ou know

Going round an

d coming back
             
The world frea

  
k show

Swings and rev

olutions
             
How much did y

   
ou know

Going round an

d coming back
             
The world frea

  
k show

   

             
Another tree i

  
s coming down
            
Another harpoo

          
ned whale is d

rowned
             
Another child'

 
s belly needs 

feeding
            
On land the fa

             
st-food chain 

    
is bleeding
 
And we bought 

our new green 

wool

And pulled it 

over our eyes

As the circus 

on all around

A freak show i

n disguise

         
And it's circl

es and roundab

outs
             
How much did y

   
ou know

Going round an

d coming back
             
The world frea

  
k show

Swings and rev

olutions
             
How much did y

   
ou know

Going round an

d coming back
             
The world frea

  
k show

   
   

         
And it's circl

es and roundab

outs
             
How much did y

   
ou know

Going round an

d coming back
             
The world frea

  
k show

Swings and rev

olutions
             
How much did y

   
ou know

Going round an

d coming back
             
The world frea

  
k show

N.C.
Peristroika, Reform, Glasnost
(Hardcore sell, Overhead cost)
News at ten, The House, Big Ben
(Half truths, Now and then)
Pol Pot (Border) Massacre (Slaughter)
Rainforests (The president's daughter)
Irradiate (Evacuate)
((Use, Abuse, Manipulate))


The people's w

ill, their bel

lies full
             
Multi-national

     
s, ((kill, kil

l, kill))

Dead dictator,

 sniper's retr

eat
             
People claim t

   
he power seat

Wall comes dow

n, people stan

d up
             
Cross the bord

    
er, customs sh

ut

Forklift, Airl

ift, Foreign A

id
             
Pockets lined,

 
 Army blockade

Evolution, Pro

gress, Regress
             
Power, Possess

     
ion, Energy Ha

rness

Economy, Marke

t, High or low
             
How much did y

   
ou know
       
In the world f

reak show...

   

    
The world frea

k show, world 

freak show, wo

rld freak


Transcribed by Assaf Sagi