Power Cut Songtext
von Pukka Orchestra

Power is as power does
And everybody wants to feel that buzz
Somebody likes to pull the strings
And like the feeling power brings
And like to hear the song it sings

Now the heroes of our story meet in a penthouse suite
On a busy street and what they see is a marvelous view
They don′t see me, they don't see you
They don′t see the woman at the adding machine
Who smells OK and her clothes are clean
When you break her down she can be replaced
By another happy, smiling face
Another happy, smiling face


Now here's a man comes in one day
He's just left school and he wants to say
He′s willing to work, he′s willing to slave
For a brand new suit and a regular shave
So our heroes take him on the spot
And he thinks, "What a lucky break I got
I'll save my money, buy a car

Get a girlfriend, I′ll go far"

Turn the knife, turn the switch
It's a money machine, I′ll strike it rich
I'll strike it rich

So every morning, rise and shine
He′s looking good and feeling fine
He thinks life's great, the subway line
And always gets to work on time
Always gets to work on time

'Cause he likes the feeling power brings
He likes to hear the song it sings
He likes the feeling power brings
He likes to hear the song it sings

But 40 years does seem to go
His hands get stiff, he′s moving slow
Somebody′s breathing down his neck
He can't produce, he′s a nervous wreck
And the knife that's sticking out of his back
Is just about to give him a heart attack


A heart attack

Turn the knife, they turn the knife
They′ll turn it 'til they reach the bone
They turn it ′til they find the heart
And then they turn the heart to stone

'Cause they like the feeling power brings
They like the feeling of power
They like to hear the song it sings
They like the feeling power brings
They like to hear the song it sings
And it really sings

So Monday morning, almost 9:00
He's got himself a bottle of wine
He goes on down to the subway line
Here comes the train, it′s almost time

And the crowd turns ′round when they hear the sound
But he's flying ′til he hits the ground
And then you hear the announcer say
"There's a slight delay on the train today"
While the firemen wash his life away
They wash it all away

Turn the knife, we turn the knife
We turn it ′til we reach the bone
And if you don't smile, we′ll turn the dial
From "Happy Days" to "The Twilight Zone"

'Cause we like the feeling power brings
We like to hear the song it sings
We like the feeling power brings
We like the feeling of power
We like to hear the song it sings
We like the feeling power brings
We love it, we love it
We like to hear the song it sings
We like the feeling power brings
We like to hear the song it sings

We like the feeling power brings
We like to hear the song it sings