Momus - The Last Communist lyrics
[Momus - The Last Communist lyrics]
'Would the last communist out
Switch off the lights?'
They shout as they go into the night
They think that it's over maybe it is
But, I'm staying here
Alone with this promise
In my mind it still exists
I'm the last communist
Alone in the Soviet Union
In the Soviet Union
There's a lightswitch on the wall
In the Soviet Union
And a canteen down the hall
In the Soviet Union
I make faces with a torch
In the Soviet Union
In the mirror on the back
Of the bathroom door in the Soviet Union
Shining up the lino on the corridor floor
In the Soviet Union
Eating dead pigeons cold and raw
In the Soviet Union
Drinking vodka through a straw
In the Soviet Union
Weeping for the visions Lenin saw
I like it here, I like it fine
The radiator's warm the bus is on time
And healthcare is free a job is for life
The caretaker is me
I'm switching on the lights
In my mind it will exist
I'm the first communist
Alive in the Soviet Union
(In the world of freedom)
You lived a long time ago
You filled your shoes with six black toes
You rode to work on a big skateboard
And swiped your celery barcode
Exploding filippino washing machines
Your sinister servants watch TV
You shake our palm trees violently
Until the coconuts fill your plastic tray
You're writing up the budget
And you're purchasing supplies
It's always someone else's turn to die
You're launching major missile strikes
To prove you'll never drink Zamzam cola
The car protecting your child is killing mine
You're blinded by the headlights
On the autobahn
A chimp made off with your sports jacket, boy
Your king is a monkey and a mongoloid
Today I'm alone the war hasn't even begun
But, your king hasn't won
One day you'll come
It's so clear our future's here
I am just the caretaker all is forgiven!
Come back communism!
Switch off the lights?'
They shout as they go into the night
They think that it's over maybe it is
But, I'm staying here
Alone with this promise
In my mind it still exists
I'm the last communist
Alone in the Soviet Union
In the Soviet Union
There's a lightswitch on the wall
In the Soviet Union
And a canteen down the hall
In the Soviet Union
I make faces with a torch
In the Soviet Union
In the mirror on the back
Of the bathroom door in the Soviet Union
Shining up the lino on the corridor floor
In the Soviet Union
Eating dead pigeons cold and raw
In the Soviet Union
Drinking vodka through a straw
In the Soviet Union
Weeping for the visions Lenin saw
I like it here, I like it fine
The radiator's warm the bus is on time
And healthcare is free a job is for life
The caretaker is me
I'm switching on the lights
In my mind it will exist
I'm the first communist
Alive in the Soviet Union
(In the world of freedom)
You lived a long time ago
You filled your shoes with six black toes
You rode to work on a big skateboard
And swiped your celery barcode
Exploding filippino washing machines
Your sinister servants watch TV
You shake our palm trees violently
Until the coconuts fill your plastic tray
You're writing up the budget
And you're purchasing supplies
It's always someone else's turn to die
You're launching major missile strikes
To prove you'll never drink Zamzam cola
The car protecting your child is killing mine
You're blinded by the headlights
On the autobahn
A chimp made off with your sports jacket, boy
Your king is a monkey and a mongoloid
Today I'm alone the war hasn't even begun
But, your king hasn't won
One day you'll come
It's so clear our future's here
I am just the caretaker all is forgiven!
Come back communism!