Chewing Glass - Conditioner

With their cardboard hands by their sides Here's a naked man and lady And they're yours to cut out and keep So you can dress them up, maybe And they don't know just who they are Or who they're supposed to be You can make them happy or sad Or assume their identity So here they are in the departure lounge It's the 'Gateway to the East' She is just another mail-order bride She doesn't know he's a kinky beast Now he gives her a picture of Maradona and child She wants to roll and rock As he spills his beer over her Bumps and he grinds, as he repeats, "Bang-Cock" There must be something that is better than this It starts with a slap and ends with a kiss Begins with you bawling and it ends up in tears Oh, my little one, take that chewing gum out of your ears She might as well be in the jungle She might as well be on the moon He's away on a business trip in Dusseldorf But she's becoming immune To the lack of glamor and danger In a West-German city today The nearest she comes to the 'Dynasty' like he promised her Is a Chinese take-away Ah, there must be something that is better than this It starts with a slap and ends up with a kiss Begins with you bawling and it ends up in tears Oh, my little one, take that chewing gum out of your ears Though he only taught her three little words It doesn't matter if they're dirty or clean He can only control what they look like He can never possess what they mean So he wants to whisper in her ear All the shrinking nothingness Something always comes between them I wonder if you can guess There must be something that is better than this It starts with a slap and ends up with a kiss Begins with you bawling and it ends up in tears Oh, my little one, take that chewing gum out of your ears

Show up half an hour early Just to say that you were there Slip out, ride the metro uptown No one sees you disappear And all of the kindness you couldn't deny Identical faces telling you why you matter But you stare down the barrel of a meager supply And you care but it's fair when your only reply is Hey - thanks, can I pull the ripcord? Hey - thanks, can I pull the ripcord? I don't want to bite off more than I can afford Can I pull the ripcord? So you tried fitting into an alien skin But it's weird here and you're still not clear what happened And the boss back home might decide that you're soft But it's fine if it means that they're shipping you off this planet Hey - can I pull the ripcord? Hey - thanks, can I pull the ripcord? I don't want to bite off more than I can afford Can I pull the ripcord? Hey - thanks, can I pull the ripcord? Hey - thanks, can I pull the ripcord? I don't want to be this far from home anymore I don't like these people They don't like me more I learned all that I could Still not sure what for Can I pull the ripcord? Dispatch, back to the command ship None of this went like we planned No sir - the mission's not a failure I've just seen all I can stand

No sense keeping my guard up You're in - past the blockade Accept terms of surrender You win - halt this crusade I love you anyway Do you really want to wait much longer? Are you certain that you don't belong here? You don't have to run from everything How much further do you want to wander? You aren't old, but you aren't getting younger You don't have to run from everything The end will be here sooner than you think Okay - thanks for the lecture Sue me - I'm not convinced Half truths - what makes you so sure? Hard pass - how long's it been? Since you really believed (Believed in this whole world) Since you really believed (Believed in this at all) Since you really believed (Believed in this whole world) Since you really believed (Believed in this at all) If the end comes today, I love you anyway Do you really want to wait much longer? Are you certain that you don't belong here? You don't have to run from everything How much further do you want to wander? You aren't old, but you aren't getting younger Come on darling, there's no harm in Giving up the cut and running We could have some fun if you could stay