Chew Lyrics - Nomeansno

Someone's dad passed out in the street 

The wind-up key worker bees 

Buzz right on by 

At night he still lies 

There, 'cos nobody cares 

Insects with briefcases ignore him 

He's lying there for days 

Not my problem, man 

'Cause look man, this is new york 

Now the rats are coming to feed 

Every night they bring more and more of their friends 

Immune to rat poison, totally unafraid 

And this is a very special treat indeed 

They crawl up my pantleg, I'm too weak to move 

No one hears my cries as they start on my toes 

Their teeth are like razors as they gnaw at my hands 

It sure beats mcdonald's so get it while it lasts 

Chew, Devour 

Chew, Devour 

Chew, Devour 

Chew, Devour 

See the headline in the Post? 

No one helped that poor man for a week 

This is depressing, 

Let's talk about sports 

Watch 'em tear that old building down 

On the way home 

On the way home 

But when a bulldozer pops the rubble like a pimple 

Volcanoes of rats swarm all over us like bees 

As big as a cat, not afraid to chase people 

Or nibble on the wipers and vinyl roofs of cars 

People are panicking, the cops have all fled 

A shotgun will only kill one at a time 

And it won't be the last time we run for our lives 

From those teeth sinking into our arms and legs 

Chew, Devour 

Chew, Devour 

Chew, Devour 

Chew, Devour 

Mmm Mmm Good 

City fathers see a bright future ahead 

Where the poor no longer exist 

Drive the neighborhood people away from their homes 

Paint 'em over and quadruple the rent 

Isolate the undesirables in places like Harlem 

Our sowetos without walls 

If they won't go away 

Cops smash their heads 

Like they did in Tompkins Square 

These stories give me the creeps 

I hope I didn't miss that last train 

Some smart-ass plastered life-size pictures of rats 

On the walls of the subway station 

Funny joke 

It's so quiet down here 

It's a little too quiet down here 

Who's that across the tracks 

Smoldering eyes are glaring up at me 

Inching closer and closer, almost laughing out loud 

The train finally comes, but it won't even stop 

Not here, not tonight 

I'm off in an hour, I don't wanna get involved 

With some guy in a suit fighting rats off his face 

Just leave 'em to the night, they'll be gone the next day 

Chew, Devour 

Chew, Devour 

Chew, Devour 

Chew, Devour