Tom Kitt
Turn the World Off (And Turn You On)
[Rob, spoken]
Ladies and gentlemen, against my better judgement, I give you Sonic Death Monkey

[SOUND EFFECTS MONTAGE]

[Barry, spoken]
A tone poem. Where's the "off" switch, mother?
"Off," as in the absence of "on."
"Off," as in the absence of sound
Absence of light, absence of pain
Nay, absence of you
Someone's gone off with the off
And until death
There is no off

Shall ye go to the wolves of night, my love
And give them thine tender flesh?
Louder, faster, funnier, deadlier - more, more
Choices upon choices
Like bodies upon bodies
Litter the landscape of our lives
Baying insanities, inanities
Their steely jaws blistering howls of profanities
And I just want to - I just want to
Turn the world off!

[MUSIC CHANGE]

[Barry, sung]
And turn you on, baby!
I just wanna turn the world off
And turn you on
Yeah, yeah, yeah

Unplug the phone and all that we own
Come lie here next to me
Oh yeah
Try a different brand of happiness
Than they're selling on TV
Uh-huh

You won't even need the clothes that you're in
For the vacation we're about to begin
Oh, honey let's go travelin'
And visit every inch of your skin
'Cause baby, baby, baby

I just wanna turn the world off
And turn you on, baby
Give you all the love you're worthy of
In a lovin' marathon

So let's stay home, sugar
And let our friends talk about us
And just for one night
Let the world turn without us

Let's turn the world off, baby
I wanna turn you on

[Laura]
I made a list of all your faults
It was quite detailed and lengthy too
And when I read it through I missed you

You're like a classic Eagles song
You just can't help but sing along
Even though it sometimes gets annoying too

I just know I want to be
Wherever I can wake and see
You there next to me

[Rob]
Oh, Laura, Laura

[Laura]
That is if you're free

[Rob]
I'm pretty sure I'm free

[Laura]
I want to come home

[Rob]
Oh Laura come home

[Rob & Laura]
Be with me

[Barry]
Oh, baby, baby, baby!
I just wanna turn the world off
Turn it off, turn it off
Oh, and turn you on
I'm gonna turn you on, turn you on

I'm gonna take control and rock your soul
And send you smiling towards the dawn
Smilin' towards the dawn

'Cause there's nothing I could buy
And no high could measure
No high could measure
With hearing you sigh
And shudder with pleasure
Shudder with pleasure

I just wanna turn the world off
Turn the world off!

[Liz]
I just wanna turn the world off!
Turn the world off!

[Barry]
I just wanna turn the world off
And turn you...
Sweet, sweet, lady...
I wanna turn you...

[All]
On!