Quietly Alone
Embracing Solitude: A Quiet Rebellion
Lyrics
There's an old ... coming on my new tv
Encountering an old film while watching television
So I go out for a quiet drink
Leaving for a calm drink
But it costs a packet and it's such a racket
The drink is expensive and noisy, hindering thoughts
That I can't hear myself think
Unable to think clearly due to the surrounding noise
There's a microchip one armed bandit with a screw loose
A malfunctioning slot machine with a microchip
A stripper in the corner with a face like thunder
A displeased stripper in the vicinity
A terrible band playing "johnny be goode"
A bad band playing the song "Johnny Be Goode"
So I'd rather go home and stay quietly alone
Preferably choosing to go home and be alone in peace
I get up in the morning with the radio on
Starting the day with the radio on
I do my makeup and I go to look for work
Preparing for work and searching for a job
Somebody tells me that the job's just gone
Finding out the job has been filled by a computer
And I've been replaced by some computer jerk
Feeling replaced and undervalued by technology
I would talk to my boyfriend but I never can
Wanting to talk to the boyfriend but unable to
'cause a space invader stole my man
Feeling like a game ("space invader") stole her partner
There's a dreadful playing "johnny be goode"
Another bad rendition of "Johnny Be Goode"
So I'd rather go home and stay quietly alone
Choosing to return home for solitude
Trying to keep my sanity is hard to do
Struggling to maintain mental stability
Living like a hermit all alone
Living isolated like a hermit
Find an occupation that won't deafen me
Seeking a job that won't overwhelm with noise
My sense of reality's gone
Feeling disconnected from reality
My temperature is getting higher and higher
Experiencing rising body temperature and agitation
And I'm shaking in my jeans
Physically trembling due to frustration
'cause I get so angry when I'm shut in
Getting angry when confined with machines
With one of those machines
Struggling to communicate due to technology
I would talk to my boyfriend but I never can
'cause a space invader stole my man
Feeling replaced in the relationship by technology
And the synthesizer's playing "johnny be goode"
Unpleasant synthetic rendition of "Johnny Be Goode"
Then I'd rather go home and stay quietly alone
Choosing solitude at home over the unpleasant environment
Quietly alone
Preferably being alone in peace
Quietly alone
Seeking peace and tranquility in solitude
Quietly alone
Emphasizing the preference for being alone
Quietly alone
Reiterating the desire for quiet solitude
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