The Kinks 20th Century Man
This is the age of machinery, A mechanical nightmare, The wonderful world of technology, Napalm, hydrogen bombs, biological warfare, This is the twentieth century, But too much aggravation It s the age of insanity, What has become of the green pleasant fields of Jerusalem. Ain t got no ambition, I m just disillusioned I m a twentieth century man but I don t wanna be here. My mama said she can t understand me She can t see my motivation Just give me some security, I m a paranoid schizoid product of the twentieth century. You keep all your smart modern writers Give me William Shakespeare You keep all your smart modern painters I ll take Rembrandt, Titian, Da Vinci and Gainsborough, Girl we gotta get out of here We gotta find a solution I m a twentieth century man but I don t want to die here. I was born in a welfare state Ruled by bureaucracy Controlled by civil servants And pe
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