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21st Century Teenager

21st Century Teenager lyrics by John Taylor. This ain't rock and roll! Ladies and Gentlemen... Go beyond the boundaries laid by Elvis Go beyond the recipes of...

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21st Century Teenager

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This ain't rock and roll!

Ladies and Gentlemen...

Go beyond the boundaries laid by Elvis

Go beyond the recipes of Clash

Usurp those strolling criminals of excess

Take the techno out of pop (and make it into rock)

See the weary traveller of Blade Runner

And introduce an element of thrash

Mix the bleeding ceremonies of power

March it coast to coast for one night stands

21st century teenager gets more for it's money

21st century teenager likes acid with it's ice

21st century teenager takes lessons how to fly

21st century teenager likes politics to fly

Angel came from heaven just to bring the mighty wah

Shake some awesome doodah in for spice

Build a citadel of TV tube and video

Ship the underground to the mainstream (the crossover)

I'll use this for religion if you don't mind

I need one badly & this one's right here

The open air cathedral of the media has come

Let's marvel at the megatomic bomb

21st century teenager gets more for it's money

21st century teenager likes acid with it's ice

21st century teenager takes lessons how to fly

21st century teenager likes politics to fly

It's the state of the art alright...

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