Kinda Beatles meet Beach Boys modular arrangement. Lyrics are a little more modern about our media/"reality TV" type culture that needs to know everything immediately... right or wrong, quick info is good info.
Power pop with a decidedly 60's sound. Lotsa Brian Wilson influence in vocals and arrangements in general.
Lyrics
Throwing away every little detail
Pieces are falling everywhere
Wind of change is in the air, blowing like a gale
It’s only hearsay but, heroes are scarce
When you need someone to save you
I can go anywhere through metaphor
Living the life of a dinosaur in cannibal stew
Don’t mean to be terse but,
Always digging around in the dirt
Looking for another witch to burn
Always digging around in the dirt
Looking for another stone to turn
Classify, do-or-die, man alive
You put opinions in the bank
Yes or no, touch and go, high or low
The name of the game is to fill in the blank
You don’t know what’s right but you know who to thank
Can you get me a rumor, a scandal, a coup
We all wind up watching to finally find out who’s who
Every eye, every ear drawing near
And getting closer to the set
It’s the show of the year, smelling fear
And you’re pulling the strings like a marionette
Yet you don’t feel a thing so it’s full speed ahead
A piece of the puzzle, the break-up review
We all wind up watching to finally find out who’s who
Details, details – people like their details
As the crowd slips away, so they say
There’s one encounter left to go
It’s a consummate play, all the way
The camera is rolling so you go with the flow
It’s harder to quit when you’re stealing the show
Stop/Go,Yes/No, High/Low
Get me some gossip, a riot, the truth
We all wind up watching to find out who’s who
You’re palms start to sweat as you get to the “why?”
With heart pounding fast on the ultimate high…
