David Sylvian - The Banality Of Evil

I’ve got me a badge A bright shiny badge I’m painting the crest in yellow and blue I’ve got me a club An exclusive club It doesn’t include a place for you Hey…..hello neighbour Hey…..hello neighbour, right you are It’s in the way that you walk All of the changes, all the mistakes In the demands you constantly make It’s in the way that you grieve All of the loss You don’t know when you’re better off Or at what cost You’ve got it good The banality of evil Benevolent mother Smother the child The benefactors are in denial Hey…..hello neighbour Hey…..hello neighbour, right you are There was a time Not so long ago I was master of everything I surveyed Yes, there was a time We did it my way We’ll do things my way Benevolent mother Smother the child The perpetrators are in denial The banality of evil King of the castle Room at the top Off with their heads Chop ‘em off The banality of evil Benevolent mother Smother the child The benefactors are in denial The banality of evil King of the castle Room at the top Off with their heads Chop ‘em off Hey…..hello neighbour I don’t believe in what you believe You skin is filthy And your gods don’t look like god to me But I want to touch you Now that isn’t right No, that can’t be right But I want to touch you You’re leading me on I know it Hey… King of the castle More room at the top All sorts allowed Now the gloves are off Hey….hello neighbour Benevolent mother Smother the child The benefactors are in denial The banality of evil King of the castle Room at the top Off with their heads Chop ‘em off The banality of evil Benevolent mother Smother the child The perpetrators are in denial The banality of evil King of the castle Room at the top Off with their heads Chop ‘em off The banality of evil