Newest Industry

Newest Industry

Husker Du
(album: Zen Arcade)

Been through mass destruction once, but once was not enough
Said we want a second chance, and all they say is tough
A world where science went too far, there´s no way to survive
Why can´t we get this thing straightened out, I want to stay alive

They burned and bombed the east and north and there´s no place left to go
The sun belt´s overcrowded, so let´s annex Mexico
The peso´s only worth a dime, but they´ve got all that land
No need for a civil war, we know they´ll understand, right?

Is that how you like it?

Factories left unattended, crumbling to the ground
We tried to keep them running, but there´s no more oil around
We used it all to fight a war that neither side could win
Vietnam was Little League compared to where we´ve been

Now we live in caves and huts, and we don´t have pay TV
And everyone is signing up for the newest industry
Standard Oil goes solar power, all try to make a buck
So I´ll sit around and smoke cigarettes, and I´ll babble "What the fuck?"