We dug out the playground And installed a swimming pool We filled up the pool Then we made a shelter We raised the shelter And built a speakers platform And none of these things Were a benefit to the community We refitted the platform As a local youth drop-in Then we closed the drop-in And set up an arts centre When the arts centre closed We built a playground And none of these things Were any help at all This is what we do And this is how it works This is what we do And this is how it works This is how it’s paid for This is how it works This is what we do This is how it’s paid for This is what we do And this is how it works This is what we do And this is how it works This is how it’s paid for This is how it works This is what we do This is how it’s paid for We began a dialog With community representatives We distributed a survey With average engagement We compiled a report And sent it to residents And none of these things Were a benefit to the community We contacted experts And sent out the material We judged the proposals For cost and impact A solution was chosen And was fully funded But none of this process Was of any use at all This is what we do And this is how it works This is what we do And this is how it works This is how it’s paid for This is how it works This is what we do This is how it’s paid for (repeat forever) (repeat forever) (repeat forever) (repeat forever) (repeat forever) (repeat forever) (or at least until the end of the world)

Got a velvet fist in an iron glove Got a recipe for romantic love Got a map of the territory in my pocket Got my fingers in an electric socket Got a mound of earth instead of a bed Got a cardboard box instead of my head Got an orbital rail gun and remote control Got a couple of friends that I keep in a hole Got a poster of the best band up on my wall Got urban decay and a shopping mall Got a list of verbs that I can’t decline Got a mouthful of blood that tastes like wine Got a macroeconomic trend Got an angry text but I can’t press send Got a rebel alliance I need to crush Got a slow dance that I need to rush Take me to the science park Take me to the fair Take me to the moon and back I don’t know how to get there Got a velvet fish in an iron tank Got a big deposit to put in the bank Got a broken bottle instead of a hand Got an ancient prophecy written in sand Got a notebook filled with useless codes Got a map that’s missing all of its roads Got no idea where to find my thrill Got a complete lack of transferable skill Got a deluxe suite at a Holiday Inn Got a résumé that I’ve thrown in the bin Got a tricked-out ride and nowhere to go Got an anticlimax at the end of the show Got nervous tics and wandering hands Got a hankering for far-off lands Got a negative index on this trend Got a broken heart that I can’t mend