Various Artists - What You Own |
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What You Own
Various Artists Don't breathe too deep Don't think all day Dive into work That drip of hurt Drive the other way That pint of shame You're living in America Goes away Just play the game At the end of the millennium You're living in America Leave your conscience at the tone And when you're living in America At the end of the millennium You're what you own (Lights up on ROGER.) ROGER The filmmaker cannot see MARK And the songwriter cannot hear ROGER Yet I see Mimi everywhere MARK Angel's voice is in my ear ROGER Just tighten those shoulders Just clench your jaw till you frown MARK Just don't let go ROGER BOTH Or you may drown You're living in America At the end of the millennium You're living in America Where it's like the Twilight Zone And when you're living in America At the end of the millennium So I own not a notion You're what you own I escape and ape content I don't own emotion MARK What was it about that night ROGER What was it about that night BOTH Connection MARK For once the shadows gave way to light ROGER For once the shadows gave way to light BOTH For once I didn't disengage (MARK goes to the pay phone and dials.) Angel I see it MARK My film! Mimi I see you ROGER My song! I hear it MARK (on the phone) AlexiCall me a hypocrite I need to finish my own film I quit! One songROGER Mimi Your eyes... BOTH Dying in America At the end of the millennium We're dying in America And when you're dying in America To come into our own At the end of the millennium You're not alone I'm not alone I'm not alone (Blackout |
