I Gave My Eyes To Stevie Wonder

Credit cards, sealed lifts and covert sanitation

Processed meat and a national waste disposal system:

The scale of deception begs the question what it is we're burying

Cosmetics, contact lenses and plastic surgery:

Bulk orders for yet more imperial finery

Double-glazing for phasing out suspicions that this is really happening

It seems this season the cool kids are sporting white canes and braille zines

And when I close my eyes am I invisible?

An embarrassed smile and you assume that I'm being rhetorical

But if I don't see it die, this animal is invincible

I won't catch your eyes tonight

I will stutter my way through naked poverty

Until I'm across the street (safe)

I justified giving my eyes to stevie wonder

With some spiel about a sense of wonder to discover

But I was hiding under cover of the excuse of helplessness

I fell in line with the cool kids and spared my eyes instead of change

I just called to say that someone moved my furniture around

And so I fell down

And I hatched a plan here sprawled on the ground

So hey, what do you say

We pack our things and call it a day

Some come round

Let's lose that frown

And you and I will leave this town behind