You've been living in a bubble made by people hidden from you ¢ Second-guessing what you're thinking, taking everything that you can give ˜em ¢ And they think that money makes ˜em into better human beings ¢ While licking up fat from the meat that you fed ˜em ¢ ˜cause they set their trap right here in your home and you let ˜em in, you let ˜em in ¢ And they are meant to be annoying and they're meant to make a mess ¢ While the newsman casts a shadow meant to multiply your stress ¢ And now a message from our sponsor will relieve you from the press ¢ So you're set down, set down in

Soda pop You're swimming in soda pop ¢ Wake up! It's soda pop ¢ On every channel, soda pop

Women flock towards them with glittering smiles ¢ And they talk about the industry, the atmosphere, the chemistry between them ¢ ˜Til their one track minds click like the buttons on a paparazzi telephoto lens ¢ Make sure you're dressed correctly ˜cause they'll meet you at the door ¢ Just remember who to greet and who to pointedly ignore ¢ These vipers in a nest dressed in their Sunday best ¢ Fondle and caress to the delicate strains of

Soda pop ¢ You're swimming in soda pop ¢ Wake up! It's soda pop ¢ On every station, soda pop

Then home at 5, the weather's on ¢ And hope tomorrow this feeling's gone.

Australia's got a culture just like any other land ¢ But the music that we dance to is in the key of Uncle Sam ¢ While a satellite drip-feeds TVCDVDPR firms “ worms! ¢

The parasitic tracking of the people on the street ¢ By a team of statisticians made to measure up the meek ¢ Who incidentally won't inherit anything but lack of sleep ¢ When they're let down, let down by

Soda pop You're swimming in soda pop ¢ Wake up! It's soda pop ¢ For fucking morons: soda pop

Soda pop On every station, soda pop ¢ In every bar it's soda pop ¢ On every channel, soda pop ¢ Now it's gone too far

Soda pop In every paper, soda pop ¢ In every car, soda pop ¢ On every channel, soda pop ¢ Now it's gone too far and I say ¢ Uh-uh, uh-uh get fucked!