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We are watched every day of our scrutinised lives,
Daily bombardment with suggestions to help us survive,
But what nanny prescribes; not always good advice,
Because now we’re a nation of
helpless, clueless, lawsuit waging babies.
Whether it’s what we eat or drink,
When we work or how we play,
If there’s interfering to be done,
Then I’m sure they’ll find a way,
To turn our country into a wasteland of mindless zombies,
Hopelessly following guidance transmitted to their tv’s.

What will we learn? What will we learn? What will we learn?
If everything thing we do is just spoon fed to us?
I think it’s time
To learn from experience,

As we..wrap the world is black and yellow tape,
To guarantee that we’ll all be safe,
From using our common sense at all. (and wait for the lawsuit)
And coat the nation in bubble wrap,
Because God forbid another attack of initiative,
Nanny says “no, no, no”.

THINK for yourself and
ACT by yourself,
you’re a man not a puppet you see,
We are so afraid of danger,
Viewing life as a stranger,
On a CCTV screen

Don’t drive while tired,
Start chip pan fires,
Don’t drink, don’t smoke, no sex,
Have 5-a-day,
Watch tooth decay,
and right prescription specs,
Don’t go outside without sun cream,
fall for scams on the net,
and make sure that you note the floor is slippery when wet.
And I can’t believe my eyes when I see the expression that’s planted on your face,
Waking up each and every day as if you’ve never seen this place,
Content with the fact that your brains are just empty databases,
Has the whole world gone nuts?
Or does it just contain traces?

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from The Gentleman Bandits, released January 3, 2011

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