Maldito Show

Uoh-uoh-uoh, look right here
Uoh-uoh-uoh, say whiskey
Who condemned us without a chance to say no
To take part in this cursed show?

Here everyone has to be entertained, no one can get bored
Because some twisted idea might pop into their head
And any fake or raw image they force you to see
Shouldn't make you think, reason, create, or question

Prisoners of the curse of the spectacle
Locked in this schizophrenic environment
Where everything it can grab with its tentacles
Turns into a show with no ethical concerns

News of art, death, sports, prices
Reports of bloody cases, increases, discounts
Marketing events, catering, modeling
Happenings that on screen
Explode into dances, colors
Horrors and laughter non-stop in a rush
And they attack with fury using that showbiz flair

It's all about escaping
Well-being over right or wrong
A recipe imposed to pretend you're happy
(Yeah, yeah!)

Uoh-uoh-uoh, look right here
Uoh-uoh-uoh, say whiskey
Who condemned us without a chance to say no
To take part in this cursed show?

Ma-ma-cursed show, ma-ma-cursed
Ma-ma-cursed show, ma-ma-cursed
Ma-ma-cursed show, ma-ma-cursed
Ma-ma-cursed show, ma-ma-cursed

Spotlights aimed only at instant glory (yeah!)
Headlines that die from spontaneous combustion (boo!)
Effects that hypnotize us in a simultaneous illusion (uhh!)
Applause without will that validate this fierce mishmash

Debates that fall and sink into simple chatter
Headlines that equate the values of heroes and thugs
Nothing is real unless it happens in front of cameras
Nothing more spectacular than a good scandal

Shows that talk about dramas of ordinary people
Dressed as social help sponsored by detergent
Bright colors selling urgent news
And neurotic beings aka media personalities
Who under robotic lights talk about homeless, topless, goals
And climate change

Like any divinity
Whoever dares to deny its light will be exiled
And whoever refuses to commune at its altar will be a heretic (yeah, yeah!)

Ma-ma-cursed show, ma-ma-cursed
Ma-ma-cursed show, ma-ma-cursed
Ma-ma-cursed show, ma-ma-cursed
Ma-ma-cursed show, ma-ma-cursed

Rituals of a moment, cult of obsolescence
Bulimia of novelties vomiting pyrotechnics
Ads on the cover, ads on the back
Obituaries selling with death as the sponsor

The show must entertain
The show must amuse
The show must anesthetize
The show must go on

The show must distract
The show must seduce
The show must indoctrinate
The show must cash in

Uoh-uoh-uoh, look right here
Uoh-uoh-uoh, say whiskey
Who condemned us without a chance to say no
To take part in this cursed show?

Ma-ma-cursed show, ma-ma-cursed
Ma-ma-cursed show, ma-ma-cursed
Ma-ma-cursed show, ma-ma-cursed
Ma-ma-cursed show, ma-ma-cursed