exene

yes that's right, punk is dead
it's just another cheap product for the consumers head
bubble-gum rock on plastic transistors
schoolboy sedition backed by big-time promotors
CBS promote the Clash
but it ain't for the revolution, it's just for cash
punk became a fashion, just like hippy used to be
and it ain't got a thing to do with you or me

movements are systems and systems kill
movements are expressions of the public will
punk became a movement 'cos we all felt lost
but the leaders sold out and now we all pay the cost
punk narcissism was a social napalm
steve jones started doing real harm
preaching revolution, anarchy and change
as he sucked from the system that has given him his name
well i'm tired of looking through shit- stained glass
Tired of staring up a super stars arse
i've got an arse and crap and a name
i'm just waiting for my fifteen minutes fame
steve jones you're napalm
if you're so pretty vacant why do you smarm
patti smith, you're napalm
you write with your hand, but it's rimbauds arm
and me, yes, i, do i want to burn
is there something i can learn
do i need a business man to promote my angle
can i resist the carrots that fame and fortune dangle
i see the velvet zippies in their bondage gear
the social-elite with safety pins in their ear
i watch and understand that it don't mean a thing
the scorpions might attack
but the system stole the sting

PUNK IS DEAD PUNK IS DEAD
PUNK IS DEAD PUNK IS DEAD