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The Rat Age

T Bone Burnett
2008-05-023:46 minSynced lyrics

"The Rat Age" is a song by T Bone Burnett, released in 2008 in the Pop genre. The song is 3:46 long and contains 39 lines and 199 words.

Lyrics

0:35I was conceived in a behavior station
0:38Light years from civilization
0:41I was born in oblivion
0:44Half Balinese half Libyan
0:47My father was a vector
0:50My mother was a specter
0:53As earthmen battle for their skins
0:56I come down with the aliens
1:11Is this not the rat age
1:13The demented Photostat age
1:16The time of no room
1:22We've broken the genetic code
1:26And left it bleeding by the road
1:28Where murderers loom
1:34You've changed your face you've changed your scent
1:38You've even changed your fingerprint
1:41Image is anything
1:46But with all this electricity
1:49You can't change your publicity
1:52The lies the many sing
2:00Down in the greed plex
2:02Under a spike of light
2:05Stop at the slave port
2:09Enter the death resort
2:11No stimulation
2:14Nothing but mono thought
2:17Re simulation
2:20Depop but don't get caught
2:59I dream to surf the rodeocean
3:02Negotiate meaning with no emotion
3:05If the kill is clean your still got time
3:08To hone evil on the tooth of crime
3:22I'm sober on the grapes of wrath
3:26While running down the psycho path
3:29Is this not a cruel world
3:32Good morning little school girl
3:35It's the rat age
3:40Good so rat age
3:46Good so rat age
I was conceived in a behavior station
Light years from civilization
I was born in oblivion
Half Balinese half Libyan
My father was a vector
My mother was a specter
As earthmen battle for their skins
I come down with the aliens
Is this not the rat age
The demented Photostat age
The time of no room
We've broken the genetic code
And left it bleeding by the road
Where murderers loom
You've changed your face you've changed your scent
You've even changed your fingerprint
Image is anything
But with all this electricity
You can't change your publicity
The lies the many sing
Down in the greed plex
Under a spike of light
Stop at the slave port
Enter the death resort
No stimulation
Nothing but mono thought
Re simulation
Depop but don't get caught
I dream to surf the rodeocean
Negotiate meaning with no emotion
If the kill is clean your still got time
To hone evil on the tooth of crime
I'm sober on the grapes of wrath
While running down the psycho path
Is this not a cruel world
Good morning little school girl
It's the rat age
Good so rat age
Good so rat age

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