Elvis Costello

The sun struggles up another beautiful day
And I felt glad in my own suspicious way
Despite the contradiction and confusion
Felt tragic without reason
Theres malice and theres magic in every season
Chorus
From the foaming breakers of the poisonous surf
The other side of summer
To the burning forests in the hills of astroturf
The other side of summer
The automatic gates close up between the shanties and the palace
The blowtorch amusements, the voodoo chalice
The pale pathetic promises that everybody swallows
A teenage girl is crying cos she dont look like a million dollars
So help her if you can
cos she dont seem to have the attention span
Chorus
Was it a millionaire who said "imagine no possessions"?
A poor little schoolboy who said "we dont need no lessons"?
The rabid rebel dogs ransack the shampoo shop
The pop princess is downtown shooting up