All the pretty young singers with their popular songs
Kind of short on meaning but the beat goes on
You really have to love them, but not for very long
They'd like to thank their managers and fans, and friends and yawn

We all fall asleep unless the chorus is the hook
Chorus is the hook, chorus is the hook
And the verse is terse and moody
But the drum machine can cook
Drum machine can cook
Drum machine can cook
He who wants to sell a million better have a mil' to spend
Greenbacks, euros, Swiss francs or yen

You could be a genius but you won't get far
If your face is better by the doorway in a jar
You really need an earring in your navel or your lip
Music, like photography, is art that you can clip, clip
Cut in the digital domain
The essence of the thing remains the same
Clip, clip, cut in the digital domain
The essence of the thing remains the same

We all fall asleep unless the chorus is the hook
Chorus is the hook, chorus is the hook
And the verse is terse and moody
But the drum machine can cook
Drum machine can cook
Drum machine can cook
He who wants to sell a million better have a mil' to spend
Greenbacks, euros, Swiss francs or yen
Money makes money in this made-for-TV world
Creation by committee stunts the growth of boys and girls
I miss the live musicians like Ringo Starr and Gadd
Part of a dying race, but their samples can be had

We all fall asleep unless the chorus is the hook
Chorus is the hook, chorus is the hook
And the verse is terse and moody
But the drum machine can cook
Drum machine can cook
Drum machine can cook
He who wants to sell a million better have a mil' to spend
Greenbacks, euros, Swiss francs or yen