Random Acts Of Senseless Violence Lyrics - Manafon - David Sylvian

Under yellow light 

Comes the face of tomorrow 

Lights the fuse 

Gives meaning to 

All that was previously hollow 

To a soundtrack of sirens 

And mute aspiration 

The express train to Heathrow 

First of the morning 

Is leaving the station 

Our reckless sun rises 

On the tip of the iceberg 

Hidden in plain sight 

Still alive and full of surprises 

A generation gone soft 

Over new acquisitions, that can't take the edge off 

I've put away my childish things 

Abandoned my silence too 

For the future will contain 

Random acts of senseless violence 

The target's hit will be non-specific 

We'll roll the numbers play with chance 

All suitable locations unplanned in advance 

Someone's back kitchen, stacked like a factory 

With improvised devices, there's bound to injuries 

With improvised devices 

No phone-ins, no courtesy, no kindness 

And the future will contain 

Random acts of senseless violence 

And it's not just the boredom 

It's something endemic 

It's the fear of disorder 

Stretched to its limits 

And the safety of numbers is just a contrivance 

For the future will contain 

Random acts of senseless violence 

Democracy is very 

Democracy is very, very