Living Colour - Desperate People Lyrics
(v. reid, c. glover, w. calhoun, m. skillings)I see you crying in the sunshineI hear you laughing in the rainYou say you cant tell any differenceBetween the pleasure and the painYou say you never ever dream at night timeYou say you only dream when youre awakeAnd say that t.v. looks like your lifeAnd the life you lead is fakeDesperate peopleDesperate peopleYou get your sunshine from a tab of paperThen youre sitting in a spinning roomThe clock is tocking and its laughing at youYour lifes a mystery without a clueThe crowd youre in thinks youre so amusingTheyre oh so flattering and so sincereThey stand and laugh as they watch you crumbleAnd when you cry for help they dont hearDesperate peopleDesperate peopleYou feel the earth revolvingYou see the sun dissolvingYou hear the night calling out to youYou have no direction and you have no protectionWhat you gonna do when your trip turns blue?When you come crashing down and theres no help aroundYou need friends, you need helpBut first you have to help yourselfThe music stops and the partys overThe moneys gone and your crowd is tooCant break the chains that have kept you underHas the monkey got the best of you?I see you crying in the sunshineI hear you laughing in the rainYou say you cant tell any differenceBetween the pleasure and the painDesperate people
