Hoodoo Gurus "Death in the afternoon"

Death in the afternoon

Oh, no, seems to me to be so inhuman

Death in the afternoon

I guess we all should have seen it coming


Everybody´s always saying the things are changing

(And not a minute too soon)

I´ve been looking around but only see the same thing

Another death in the afternoon


Death in the afternoon

Oh, no, there´s murder in the hearts of many

And blood on the hands of few

Oh, no, and the pity, there´s no pity


In the carnival that never, ever closes

There´s no shortage of faceless victims

Sure it´s a freak show, but, honey, ain´t that showbizz

Convince yourself you´re so different

You are


Human suffering makes good entertainment

If you can package it all up neatly

Let all the media boys make the arrangements

The truth gets covered completely


Death in the afternoon

And it´s coast-to-coast on all the networks

And into your living room

The Ancient Romans took out all the guesswork

(Dave Faulkner)