Sat round a table, "What do you do?" I put my neuroses on public view Everyone sat round something to say But contracting it all into "Have a nice day?" Oh! -- When I said "Well no not really" Oh! -- Aiming to let go of a lonely feeling I sensed a tension unexpected Normal question got redirected Didn't it? You know I was taught That's what friends are really for This is a cry for communication This is a sample of alienation So I looked up from starting what may never ends To see you looking for another friend Are all your acquaintances so happy inside Simplistic answers are the only replies You get? And so it goes on If everyone's happy then what could be wrong? Needing to know that surrounded by plastic Transient values & rapid-fire thrills Internal release need not be so drastic Create perceptions that none of us feel, fell, none of us feel This is a cry for communication This is a sample of alienation