Cast of Thousands

You're living in other peoples lives
Doesn't seem to be doing you a lot of use
Believing in other peoples lies
It's getting pretty hard to tell the truth

When you read the papers
When you read the papers

You're being told the easy side of life
Exactly as it appears from the outside
Now you know why the truth comes in disguise
It's the backward side, so who wants a ride

When you read the papers
When you read the papers

When you get to heaven
You'll meet them all again
The cast of thousands
Spouting out of the corporate pen
Demanding our money
To make up something new
Starring new combinations
Of the tried and twisted crew

All the human torches
Catching fire [especially for you]
Corrupt officials
Getting caught [especially for you]
Poor and the needy
Robbers and killers [especially for you]
Bankrupt stars
Competitions with their commissions [especially for you]
Win the home of your dreams [especially for you]

Rape
Runaway wives
Other peoples lives
Births
Deaths
Money left
Murder
Divorce
Suicide
Political intrigues
Hospital cases
British weapons to foreign places
Earthquake
Flood
Bodies in the mud
Poison
Crowds
A cast of thousands

God man, open fire

A cast of thousands, especially for you [repeat]