Random Violence Lyrics by Hot Chip
Well, they burn you in a furnace
Well, they put you in a box
Down in the ground where the silence grows
And your friends will tell their stories
About a man who spent his life
Sending songs out into the world
Toss ships in the wind
Bleeding first down the dirty stairs
Fake blood on your face
Burning in your nose
Giant baby on a Sunday night
Everybody do the jerk
Another girl, another planet
Won’t you be my ladybug?
You gave me something to believe in
Something to believe in
Something to believe in
Something to believe in
Will my memory grow or fade?
Will the loops just endlessly play?
Hung up on the nights we spent with you
When you weren’t there watching trees
Johnny played the power of love, people fell to their knees
We hoped and prayed
You gave me something to believe in
Something to believe in
Something to believe in
Something to believe in
All I see is random violence
All I need are acts of kindness
All I see are sheep and lions
All I need are acts of kindness
I watched other dreams be demoted to the closing credits
But in this empty space
People congregate
In their minds
For all of time
You gave me something to believe in
Something to believe in
Something to believe in
Something to believe in
All I see is random violence
All I need are acts of kindness
All I see are sheep and lions
All I need are acts of kindnes
Didn’t I believe in you?
Didn’t I believe in you?
