Well, I rolled out of my bed Well, I rolled out of my bed Bem, eu me levantei da minha cama I was feeling semi-dead I was feeling semi-dead Estava me sentindo meio morto So I wandered from the bedroom So I wandered from the bedroom Aí eu fui do quarto To the coffee To the coffee Para o Café Then I woke up to the sound Then I woke up to the sound Então eu acordei com o som Of little people all around Of little people all around Das pequenas pessoas ao meu redor Relentless noises Relentless noises Ruídos implacáveis(atordoantes) From that T.V. there beside me From that T.V. there beside me Daquela T.V. diante de mim And they told what to wear And they told what to wear E elas me diziam o que vestir How to smell and do my hair How to smell and do my hair Como me perfumar e me pentear And how to charge the new car And how to charge the new car E como abastecer o novo carro I'll be buying I'll be buying Que estarei comprando I just sat and soaked it in I just sat and soaked it in Eu apenas sentei e bebi Aren't these people all my friends Aren't these people all my friends Todas estas pessoas não são os meus amigos? It never dawned on us It never dawned on us Isto nunca nos ocorreu That they could all be lying That they could all be lying De que elas poderiam estar mentindo... Chorus: Chorus: (Coro) People in a box People in a box Pessoas numa caixa T.V. personalities T.V. personalities Personalidades da T.V. They show me how to live They show me how to live Elas me mostram como viver In specific generalities In specific generalities Em generalidades específicas People in a box People in a box Pessoas numa caixa Out of bed and tune 'em in Out of bed and tune 'em in Fora da cama e em sintonia How much do I learn How much do I learn Quanto eu aprendo From people in a box From people in a box Das pessoas numa caixa Well, I completely bought it all Well, I completely bought it all Bem, eu comprei tudo Revolving credit wall-to-wall Revolving credit wall-to-wall Trocando dinheiro de lugar em lugar Without a payment till September 89 Without a payment till September 89 Sem um pagamento até setembro de (19)89 Can I run? Can I run? Posso correr? Can I escape? Can I escape? Posso escapar? Are they alive or just on tape? Are they alive or just on tape? Estão vivas ou só na tela? They seem so worldly They seem so worldly Elas parecem tão mundanas And so welcome to the eye And so welcome to the eye E tão agradáveis aos olhos Heavy pressure from the start Heavy pressure from the start Sob grande pressão desde o início T.V. madness stole our heart T.V. madness stole our heart A loucura da T.V. rouba o nosso coração Black and white and vivid color Black and white and vivid color Preto e branco e cores vivas Turned to grey Turned to grey Tornam-se cinzas Daytime soaps they're not clean Daytime soaps they're not clean Sabonetes diários que não limpam Nightime cops Nightime cops Viaturas policiais noturnas Blast thru our screen Blast thru our screen Explodem através da (nossa) tela We're a Neilsen rating living on display We're a Neilsen rating living on display Onde um Nielsen avalia a vida exposta Repeat Chorus Repeat Chorus (O Coro Repete) Are these sultans of video activity Are these sultans of video activity São estes os "sultões" da mídia Truly the masters of my destiny? Truly the masters of my destiny? Verdadeiramente os mestres do meu destino? Was I created in the image of Trinitron? Was I created in the image of Trinitron? Foi o que eu criei na imagem da TV(Trinitron)? Can Jesus ever endorse mediocrity Can Jesus ever endorse mediocrity Alguma vez Jesus tolerou a falsidade(hipocrisia)? While we consume hours of programmed philosophy? While we consume hours of programmed philosophy? Enquanto nós consumimos horas em filosofia planejada? Will we ever learn off Will we ever learn off Aprenderemos sempre? Is as easy to turn as on Is as easy to turn as on Isto é tão fácil como ligar (a T.V.)