We Should Talk
Breaking the Screen: The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Unveil Society's Tensions
Lyrics
Don't touch that dial, don't click the clicker
Warning against changing the channel or turning off the TV
We love to watch, they love to bicker
Enjoy watching while others argue or quarrel
Don't turn the knob or change the channel
Caution not to switch to something else
Hey! where the hell did they get this panel?
Questioning the source or origin of the TV show or content
Where are they from? where have they been?
Curiosity about the background or origins of the people on TV
They air it out, we suck it in suck it in
People on TV express themselves while the audience absorbs the content
Up on stage all in a row
Band members performing together on stage
At each other's throats all through the show
Conflict or disagreement among band members during their performance
The mood is tense, the tension's thicker
Tense atmosphere while observing conflict, questioning who is more troubled
We watch, they fight, just who here's sicker?
Comparison between the audience and the conflicting parties regarding mental health
We're not so bad, I guess after all
Realization that the audience's problems might not be as significant as those seen on TV
Their problems make ours seem so small
Recognition that others' issues put the audience's problems into perspective
We'd be much better off I bet
Speculation that life would improve if the TV was turned off
If we'd turn off the TV set turn it off now
Suggestion to switch off the TV immediately
She broke down and he came clean
Description of a relationship problem on TV
We stay glued, glued to the screen
Stuck or engrossed in watching television
Just how much more can we take?
Expressing the limit of enduring the situation
Thank God here comes a station break
Relief that there's a break in the programming
We're not so bad, I guess after all
Reflection that the audience may not be as troubled as those on TV
Their problems make ours seem so small
Reiteration that others' problems minimize the audience's issues
We'd be much better off I bet
Assumption that life would improve if the TV was turned off
If we turned off the TV set turn it off now
Reiteration and urgency to switch off the TV
Don't think that we can take much more
Sense of reaching a breaking point due to continued TV exposure
We've lost it now man, that's for sure
Feeling of having completely lost control or composure
Lost another day, check out the clock
Realization of wasted time, considering the passage of time
Pull the plug, shut it down, turn it off, now,
Strong urging to disconnect the TV and end the viewing experience
We should talk
Suggesting a need for conversation or communication
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