Die Toten Hosen
The Return of Alex (Live at CBGB’s, New York, 1992)
[Songtext zu „The Return of Alex (Live at CBGB's)“]
[Verse 1]
In a world designed by the men in grey
Who decide how we live and breathe
There's a masterplan from the company man
From the cradle to the company grave
They thought that you'd be happy
With your place in the national scheme
And your carefully measured freedom
To conform to the corporate dream
But there's a virus in the software here
And it shows like a cancer trace
When you thought it was safe to rеlax
It's back right in your face
[Chous]
Hey (Hey, hеy), here comes Alex
And there's nowhere left for you to go
Hey (Hey, hey), here comes Alex
Yes, it's true, your darkest nightmare, horrorshow
[Verse 2]
There's something here, can't be denied
To satisfy their greed
If they say we don't care what you want
'Cause we know what you need
As history will repeat itself
And hate on violence feeds
In every man a darker side
Just waiting to be freed
[Chorus]
Hey (Hey, hey), here comes Alex
And there's nowhere left for you to go
Hey (Hey, hey), here comes Alex
Yes, it's true, your darkest nightmare, horrorshow
[Bridge]
So you watch the meters riding
And the silent pressure grows
The hate inside is rising
The one you've always known
When the time has passed for talking
And you stepped across that line
I will return, vengeance will be mine
[Chorus]
Hey (Hey, hey), here comes Alex
And there's nowhere left for you to go
Hey (Hey, hey), here comes Alex
Yes, it's true, your darkest nightmare, horrorshow
Hey, hey, hey, here comes Alex
And there's nowhere left for you to go