Lyrics:Real By Reel

by XTC

In this secret time, invading on our privacy Unknowing we mime, we play for the ministry They can film you in bed Or when you take a bath They can tape every cry They can tape every laugh They can turn you around so you won't know what's Real by reel Busy little bees recording everything you feel On real by reel Documented down like rats They're catching up on every squeal On real by reel Real by reel by real by In this hidden time, ignorance may help you to cope Rehearsing for crimes, in government cinemascope They can film you at work Or when they let you play They can tape what you think They can tape what you say They can blur your I.D. so you won't know what's Real by reel Busy little bees recording everything you feel On real by reel Documented down like rats They're catching up on every squeal On real by reel Real by reel by real by Now I lay me down to sleep Knowing that your lenses peep Now I eat my daily bread And into the tape spool I'll be fed