Upper downer, side to side We live to watch or have a go Let's reproduce the advert life That winks the "yes" as it yells the "no" (Now you're just a culture addict) And sells the basic contradiction What you need is more addiction Every desire is up for sale Greed succeeds as reason fails Addicted tricked but then I fixed it Kicked it, missed it - couldn't resist it What's addiction? Who's to say Degrees extreme or every day With repetition it begins Realisation sinking in (Now you're just a culture addict) No more choice of take or leave it The double-sided "can't believe it" How did something so brand new Become the only thing to do? Addicted tricked but then I fixed it Kicked it, missed it - couldn't resist it Pleasure was the measure used To judge the idea of success But then your conscience got abused By false conceptions of "the best" Now it's too easy to get more And more of what you're needing less And harder too, to reach a point Beyond this culture of excess Addicted tricked but then I fixed it Kicked it, missed it - couldn't resist it Addicted Couldn't resist it