no one's making any noise now, sshhh, nwe've been waiting for so long, nthey took away our films and tapes and notebooks nbut it's ok 'cos we've self-censored this song. nbut these lines are all individuals nand there's no such thing as a song nand even the silent are now guilty in the empire of the senseless... nwhat's your line of questioning, sir? nempire of the senselessni can't interupt (intercept) a one word sentence, ninvent a war in secrecy nsliding scenery like a vintage toy, nisn't plastic surgery wonderful? nsatillite secret national security, nempire of the senseless nturning journalists into heroes takes some doing, nempire of the senseless nboring ollie north down in the subway dealing drugs and guns, nempire of the senseless nturning little liars into heroes, it's what they've always done, nempire of the senseless nthis song promotes homosexuality nit's in a pretended family relationship with the others on this record nand on the charts and on the jukebox nand in the radio nand in the radio nno one's making any noise now, sshhh, nstay quiet, nall unacceptable gropings have been removed from the screen, nonly eyes full of unspeakable thoughts remain, nand even the silent are now guilty in the empire of the senseless... nbaked beans, sugar, and margerine nempire of the senselessnbread, jam, groceries, and lard, nfor the unsentimental, nthe men who like the lady hard, nthe men who like the hard lady. nand you know that people are really rather afraid, nempire of the senselessnafraid of being swamped nafraid of being swamped by selfishness and greed.