Wake Up (it's 1984) Lyrics - Oingo Boingo

Wake up, won't you listen to me? 

Wake up, won't you listen to me? 

Won't you listen to me? 

Wake up, won't you listen to me? 

Wake up, won't you listen to me? 

Won't you listen to me, won't you listen to me? 

Big brother's watching, we watch him back 

We see right through his disguise 

He tries to scare us with angry words 

But we all know that they're lies 

Whole world is waiting 

Just see the fear in their eyes 

Whole world is watching, observing every move 

Is it beginning or the end? 

Just like a chess game, but so intense 

That I just don't understand 

Anticipation, it's much to big to pretend 

Wake up, it's 1984 

Wake up, but we've been here before 

Wake up, it's 1984 

Wake up, but we've been here before, here before 

Big brother's screaming but we don't care 

'Cause he's got nothing to say 

Think of the future, think of the prophecy 

Think of the children of today 

Big brother's marching 

So we all stand in his way 

Open your eyes sisters and brothers 

Neatly disguised, so far away 

Open your heart, try to remember 

Two worlds apart but so close 

Wake up, it's 1984 

Wake up, but we've been here before 

Wake up, it's 1984 

Wake up, but we've been here before, here before 

All our lives leading up to this day, watching and waiting 

Wake up, wake up 

Wake up, wake up 

Open your eyes sisters and brothers 

Neatly disguised, so far away 

Open your heart, try to remember 

Two worlds apart but so close 

Wake up, it's 1984 

Wake up, but we've been here before 

Wake up, it's 1984 

Wake up, but we've been here before, here before 

Whole world is watching, anticipating 

Big brother's marching, is it beginning or the end? 

Wake up, it's 1984 

Wake up, but we've been here before 

Wake up, it's 1984 

Wake up, but we've been here before 

Wake up, it's 1984 

Wake up, but we've been here before 

Wake up, it's 1984 

Wake up, but we've been here before 

Wake up, it's 1984