Story Behind The Song

This song was written because of the lost young generation we have today.

Lyrics

8 BARS INTRO.
ADD LIB:
WHISPER: DON'T YOU LISTEN, DON'T YOU LISTEN?
SING: DON'T YOU LISTEN, DON'T YOU LISTEN?
SING: WE ARE A GENERATION LOST (Delay)
REPEAT ONCE AGAIN (All add lib is double tracked)

CHORUS
(A generation lost)
DON'T YOU LISTEN NO, DON'T YOU LISTEN?
DON'T YOU LISTEN, WHEN THEY TELL US?
WE ARE A LOST GENERATION (Delay)
(A generation lost)
DON'T YOU LISTEN NO, DON'T YOU LISTEN?
DON'T YOU LISTEN, WHEN THEY TELL US?
WE'RE NEVER GONNA MAKE IT (Delay) (Reverb on all the chorus's)

VERSE 1:
DON'T YOU LISTEN? (Whisper) THEY ALWAYS SAY
WE DON'T WANT TO WORK
DON'T YOU LISTEN? (Whisper) AS THEY WHISPER
WE DON'T WANT TO LEARN
WE WON'T BE BROKEN
WE WON'T BE BEAT
WHAT WE SAY IS, WHAT DO WE CARE?
WE'LL COME THROUGH IT ALL (Delay)
THROUGH IT ALL (Delay)
(Whole verse is double tracked)

CHORUS:

BRIDGE/MIDDLE 8/HOOK:
DON'T YOU LISTEN, DON'T YOU LISTEN, DON'T YOU LISTEN? (Whisper is going all through the bridge)
WE DON'T WANNA
HEAR YOU ANYMORE
GOT TO GET AWAY
FROM OUR LIVES
REASONS TO TELL US
ALWAYS TELEPHONE
TO LET YOU KNOW
LIKE WE EVER DO, LIKE WE EVER DO (Repeat, Delay)
RULES RULES RULES ARE ALWAYS SET (Delay) (Whole of middle 8 is double tracked except from 'Like we ever do' which is reverb)

VERSE 2:
DON'T YOU LISTEN? (Whisper) THEY ALWAYS SAY
DON'T WANT TO WORK ALL DAY
DON'T YOU LISTEN? (Whisper) AS THEY WHISPER
DON'T WANT TO DIE FOR OUR PAY
WE WON'T BE BROKEN
WE WON'T BE BEAT
ALL WE WANT IS, TO GO OUR OWN WAY
ALL OUR DREAMS JUST FADE AWAY (Delay)
JUST FADE AWAY (Delay)
(Whole verse is double tracked)
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VERSE 3:
DON'T YOU LISTEN? (Whisper) THEY ALWAYS SAY
WE JUST WANNA PLAY
DON'T YOU LISTEN? (Whisper) AS THEY WHISPER
HAVE FUN AND LIVE FOR TODAY
WE WON'T BE BROKEN
WE WON'T BE BEAT
DON'T YOU TELL US? WE DON'T CARE
OUR LIVES NOT MADE TO SHARE (Delay)
NOT MADE TO SHARE (Delay)
(Whole verse is double tracked)

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