Death In The Afternoon - Hoodoo Gurus

Death in the afternoon

Oh no, it seems to me to be so inhuman

Death in the afternoon

I guess we all should have seen it coming

Everybody’s always saying things are changing

(And not a minute too soon)

I’ve been looking 'round but only see the same thing

Another death in the afternoon

Death in the afternoon

Oh no, there’s murder in the hearts of many

And blood on the hands of few

Oh no, and the pity is, there isn’t any

In a carnival that never, ever closes

There’s no shortage of faceless victims

Sure it’s a freak show but, honey, ain’t that showbiz

Convince yourself you’re so different

You are

Human suffering makes good entertainment

If you can package it all up neatly

Let all the media boys make the arrangements

The truth gets covered completely

Death in the afternoon

And it’s coast-to-coast on all the networks

And into your living room

The ancient Romans took out all the guesswork