death in the afternoon

death in the afternoon

oh no

it seems to me to be so inhuman

death in the afternoon

i guess we all should have seen it coming

everybody's always saying things are changing

i've been looking 'round 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 is

there isn't any

in a carnival that never

ever closes

there's no shortage of faceless victims

sure it's a freak show but

honey

ain't that showbiz

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