People In a Box

Well, I rolled out of my bed
I was felling semi-dead
So I wandered from the 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 nevеr dawned on us that they could all be lying

Pеople 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?
They seem so worldly and so welcome to the eye

Heavy pressure from the start
TV madness stole our heart
Black and white and vivid color turned to grey
Daytime soaps, they're not clean
Nighttime cops blast through our screen
We're a Neilson 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 them masters of my destiny?
Was I created in the image of Trinitron?
Can Jesus ever endorse mediocrity
While we consume hours of program philosophy?
Will we ever learn "off" is as easy to turn as "on"?

Heavy pressure from the start
TV madness stole our heart
Black and white and vivid color turned to grey
Daytime soaps, they're not clean
Nighttime cops blast through our screen
We're a Neilson 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...