Take this flag and
Take it away
5000 new faces
All come to play
Can you see what we've done?
What have we gained?
A beautiful civilisation
Left nothing but a stain
But I can't redeem what I've done
This really means everything
And my everything reduced to none
The white noise thrashes through my ears
My eyes are devoid
The static graces my lips
For I am just another never ending Freeview channel guide
There's so many things to watch
Why would you ever choose me
But I can't redeem what I've done
This really means everything
And my everything reduced to none
It's past 9 o'clock
But I can barely bring myself to break the watershed
Who knows who could be watching
I've got so much to lose
If my viewer count slips how will I ever feed my family
So many starving faces
Oh so many starving faces
For years and years I've spent waiting
Entranced by the TV
Yearning for salvation
And kept of the edge of my seat
Miles and miles of unharmed land
Longing for the touch of something far greater
Than it could ever dream to be
But it's not God
Oh it's not God
If money makes the world go round
Then why do I find myself stuck?
Unable to move anything
But dart my eyes between each horror that floods the screen
Usually I dream of nothing but recently I can't help myself
A brighter future for all is one with nothing in it
We can't bring ourselves to stop
We can't bring ourselves to change
We are leeches of this earth
And we can't bring ourselves to change
But I
I can't redeem what I've done
This really means everything
And my everything reduced to none
But I can't redeem what I've done