Video Violence Lyrics

The song Video Violence is performed by Lou Reed in the album named Between Thought and Expression: The Lou Reed Anthology in the year 1992 .



The currents rage deep inside us
This is the age of video violence
The currents rage so deep inside us
This is the age of video violence

Up in the morning, drinking his coffee
Turns on the tv to some slasher movie
Cartoon-like women, tied up and sweaty
Painting and screaming, thank you, have a nice day

The currents rage, the dawn's upon us
This is the age of video violence
The currents rage so deep inside us
This is the age of video violence

Na-na-na, na-na-na
Na-na-na, na-na-na

His heart is pounding he switches the channel
Looking for something other than rape or murder
Or beatings or torture but except for walt disney
It's a twisted alliance, this age of video violence

The currents rage, the dawn's upon us
This is the age of video violence
The current rage so deep inside us
This is the age of video violence

Down at his job, his boss sits there screaming
If he loses his job, then life loses it's meaning
His son is in high school, there's nothing he's learning
He sits by the tv, watching corvettes exploding, 'cause

The currents rage, the dawn's upon us
This is the age of video violence
No age of reason landing upon us
This is the age of video violence

Na-na-na, na-na-na
Na-na-na, na-na-na

Down at a bar some woman is topless
She's acned and scarred, her hair is a mess
While he shoves 5 dollars down her exotic panties
The video jukebox is, ah, playing madonna
While just down the block at some local theater
They're grabbing their crotches at the 13th beheading
As the dead rise to live, the live sink to die
The currents are deep and raging inside

The currents rage so deep inside us
This is the age of video violence
No age of reason is landing upon us
This is the age of video violence

Na-na-na, na-na-na
Na-na-na, na-na-na
Na-na-na, na-na-na
Na-na-na, na-na-na

Our good working stiff looks a whore in the eye
Ties her to a bed
While he beats her back bloody and then back -
- at home, drinking more instant coffee
Calls some red-neck evangelist that he's seen on tv and says

The currents rage, the dawn's upon us
This is the age of video violence
No age of reason is landing upon us
This is the age of video violence

The currents rage so deep upon us
This is the age of video violence
The currents rage so deep down inside us
This is the age of video violence

Na-na-na, na-na-na
Na-na-na, na-na-na
Na-na-na, na-na-na
Na-na-na, na-na-na
Na-na-na, na-na-na
Na-na-na, na-na-na
Na-na-na, na-na-na
Na-na-na, na-na-na
Na-na-na, na-na-na
Na-na-na, na-na-na
Na-na-na, na-na-na
Na-na-na, na-na-na
Na-na-na, na-na-na
Na-na-na, na-na-na
Na-na-na, na-na-na
Na-na-na, na-na-na
Na-na-na, na-na-na
Na-na-na, na-na-na
Na-na-na, na-na-na
Na-na-na, na-na-na
...



Lou Reed - Between Thought and Expression: The Lou Reed Anthology

Apr 1992

  1. I Can't Stand It
  2. Lisa Says
  3. Ocean
  4. Walk On The Wild Side
  5. Satellite Of Love
  6. Vicious
  7. Caroline Says - l
  8. How Do You Think It Feels
  9. Oh Jim
  10. Caroline Says - II
  11. The Kids
  12. Sad Song
  13. Sweet Jane
  14. Kill Your Sons
  15. Coney Island Baby
  16. Nowhere At All
  17. Kicks
  18. Downtown Dirt
  19. Rock And Roll Heart (Digitally Remastered 1992)
  20. Vicious Circle (Digitally Remastered 1992)
  21. Temporary Thing (Digitally Remastered 1992)
  22. Real Good Time Together (Digitally Remastered 1992)
  23. Leave Me Alone
  24. Heroin
  25. Here Comes The Bride
  26. Street Hassle (Digitally Remastered 1992)
  27. Metal Machine Music
  28. The Bells (Digitally Remastered 1992/Edit)
  29. America (Star Spangled Banner) (Digitally Remastered 1992)
  30. Think It Over (Digitally Remastered 1992)
  31. Teach The Gifted Children (Digitally Remastered 1992)
  32. The Gun
  33. The Blue Mask
  34. My House
  35. Waves Of Fear
  36. Little Sister
  37. Legendary Hearts
  38. The Last Shot
  39. New Sensations
  40. My Friend George
  41. Doin' The Things That We Want To
  42. The Original Wrapper
  43. Video Violence
  44. Tell It To Your Heart
  45. Voices Of Freedom

Video Violence