Fleshdunce

by Dead Kennedys

From the album: Bedtime for Democracy

Track 5 of 21 on Bedtime for Democracy (1986).

Duration: 1:29

Bedtime for Democracy cover art

Lyrics for Fleshdunce

We're world industry's thought lords, the entertainment wing We keep you all in line by fixing your free will Surround you with pop fantasies just slightly out of reach To soften all the blows of your forced daily routine We strip mine your underground culture Take the bite out and rinse it clean Give ourselves credit for creating it Then sell it back to you at twice the price Our pool of talent vampires has blown into your town To dazzle, sign and milk you all strictly on our terms You think you've got a lot to say, we'll change that real soon You're not a person anymore, we've made you a cartoon By the time we're through remolding you You won't even recognize your face There's no end to the eager beavers Drawn the moths to our Babylon's mirage Conveyor belt of fleshdunce They all want to do the fleshdance Conveyor belt of fleshdunce Who all want to do the fleshdance Conveyor belt of fleshdunce They all want to do the fleshdance Conveyor belt of fleshdunce Who all want to do the fleshdance

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  4. Rambozo the Clown
  5. Fleshdunce
  6. The Great Wall
  7. Shrink
  8. Triumph of the Swill
  9. Macho Insecurity
  10. I Spy
  11. Cesspools In Eden
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  13. Do the Slag
  14. A Commercial
  15. Gone With My Mind
  16. Anarchy for Sale
  17. Chickenshit Conformist
  18. Where Do ya Draw the Line
  19. Potshot Heard 'Round the World
  20. D.M.S.O.
  21. Lie Detector