Overseas Songtext
von Citizen Fish

Overseas they say the latest enterprise is doing well
We spread the opportunity to those who have no dreams to sell
Protected by armed forces their resources almost cover costs
Our leading brand of helping hand will turn a profit from a loss
Here′s a global gift we made from all you gave us yesterday
In blood and sweat it's history′s outdated trade in misery
Here's our god our fizzy drink our pop stars and our IMF
Here's the cash to pay for us to bleed you ′til there′s nothing left

Overseas is where the money flows
We watch the profits grow
That's all we need to know
Overseas is where the money flows
We watch the profits grow
That′s all we need to know


Overseas they say the water flows in every person's home
And people eat so much they think of us as merely skin and bone
Mesmerised not by the sky but daily tales of war and crime
They classify the poor as those who can′t afford their latest clothes
No pictures here to tap imagination's sympathetic side
The skeletal remains of cultures branded and dehumanised

So take this bleeding wine to drink
Your lack of health from plastic cups
As thirst and hunger search for dream
And sleep before the sun comes up
Sleep before the sun comes up

Overseas is where the water flows
In every person′s home
I guess we'll never know
Overseas is where the water flows
In every person's home
I guess we′ll never know