Video Violence Lyrics by Lou Reed

Video Violence Lyrics

    The currents rage deep inside us
    This is the age of video violence
    The currents rage so deep inside us
    This is the age of video violence

    Up in the morning, drinking his coffee
    Turns on the tv to some slasher movie
    Cartoon-like women, tied up and sweaty
    Painting and screaming, thank you, have a nice day

    The currents rage, the dawn's upon us
    This is the age of video violence
    The currents rage so deep inside us
    This is the age of video violence

    Na-na-na, na-na-na
    Na-na-na, na-na-na

    His heart is pounding he switches the channel
    Looking for something other than rape or murder
    Or beatings or torture but except for walt disney
    It's a twisted alliance, this age of video violence

    The currents rage, the dawn's upon us
    This is the age of video violence
    The current rage so deep inside us
    This is the age of video violence

    Down at his job, his boss sits there screaming
    If he loses his job, then life loses its meaning
    His son is in high school, there's nothing he's learning
    He sits by the tv, watching corvettes exploding, 'cause

    The currents rage, the dawn's upon us
    This is the age of video violence
    No age of reason landing upon us
    This is the age of video violence

    Na-na-na, na-na-na
    Na-na-na, na-na-na

    Down at a bar some woman is topless
    She's acned and scarred, her hair is a mess
    While he shoves 5 dollars down her exotic panties
    The video jukebox is, ah, playing madonna
    While just down the block at some local theater
    They're grabbing their crotches at the 13th beheading
    As the dead rise to live, the live sink to die
    The currents are deep and raging inside

    The currents rage so deep inside us
    This is the age of video violence
    No age of reason is landing upon us
    This is the age of video violence

    Na-na-na, na-na-na
    Na-na-na, na-na-na
    Na-na-na, na-na-na
    Na-na-na, na-na-na

    Our good working stiff looks a whore in the eye
    Ties her to a bed
    While he beats her back bloody and then back -
    - at home, drinking more instant coffee
    Calls some red-neck evangelist that he's seen on tv and says

    The currents rage, the dawn's upon us
    This is the age of video violence
    No age of reason is landing upon us
    This is the age of video violence

    The currents rage so deep upon us
    This is the age of video violence
    The currents rage so deep down inside us
    This is the age of video violence

    Na-na-na, na-na-na
    Na-na-na, na-na-na
    Na-na-na, na-na-na
    Na-na-na, na-na-na
    Na-na-na, na-na-na
    Na-na-na, na-na-na
    Na-na-na, na-na-na
    Na-na-na, na-na-na
    Na-na-na, na-na-na
    Na-na-na, na-na-na
    Na-na-na, na-na-na
    Na-na-na, na-na-na
    Na-na-na, na-na-na
    Na-na-na, na-na-na
    Na-na-na, na-na-na
    Na-na-na, na-na-na
    Na-na-na, na-na-na
    Na-na-na, na-na-na
    Na-na-na, na-na-na
    Na-na-na, na-na-na
    ...


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