That used to be the rainbow
That used to be the metro
Whatever happened to the places
Where we had our first embraces?
Where did all the the decent venues go?
Do you remember plastic people?
I'm in a sea of plastic people
Whatever happened to the places
Where we had our first embraces?
Where did all the the friendly faces go?
As the oligarchs price out the art
And now it's tell or be told
It's sell or be sold out
It's sell or be sold out
It's sell or be sold out
That used to be a temple
But now it's two bed residentials
Whatever happened to the places
Where we had our first exchanges?
The only thing that's left is what we know
And my memory is fading
It used to be amazing
I feel for future generations
Moving here with expectations
Where did all the the counter-culture go?
As the oligarchs price out the art
And now it's tell or be told
It's sell or be sold out
It's sell or be sold out
It's sell or be sold out
And now there's no more CBGBs
That's our history deleted
What happened to the legacy?
As punk rock iconography
Turns up in Primark down on Oxford Street
And I saw bands inside their basements
When we used a statement
Is all this ancient history?
Punk rock as mythology
Did you bat an eyelid as it changed?
As the oligarchs price out the art
And now it's tell or be told
It's sell or be sold out