Let's Start a War

#80smusic #indiemusic #synthpop #politics #epsteinfiles #iranwar #donaldtrump #retrowave #synthwave #popmusic #newmusic #newretrowave Lyrics: The minister’s asleep in a tennis visor Murmuring through a plate of pears Three young consultants from Connecticut Are alphabetizing the millionaires A woman on television whispers: “Tonight we ask the nation why” But her earpiece crackles: “Change the subject— We’ve got smoke climbing through the sky” And somewhere in Virginia A man with perfect hair Pushes little countries round a map Like salts and peppers on the table there Let’s Start a War The public’s getting curious Someone found the guest list in a drawer Quick — roll out the footage once more Let’s Start a War Give the outrage somewhere else to go The orchestra is tuning on the floor And everybody’s selling tickets at the door A billionaire is washing tiny oranges In imported mineral water Says, “History’s just damage control With better fonts and shorter daughters” The press secretary smiles like dentistry A gymnast balancing on nails While think tanks breed statistics in captivity And feed them to the whales Oh, but nobody remembers The scandal from before Once the experts start explaining What the desert’s really for Let’s Start a War Before the names start sticking Before the servants start comparing notes Before somebody opens all the boats “Breaking news… breaking news…” “Markets rally…” “Sources deny…” “Nothing to see…” “Nothing to see…” The nightclub singer married an attaché The attaché married a bank The bank married a senator’s daughter Who disappeared from a yacht somewhere off France And every rotten little network Protects every other one Like dinner guests pretending not to notice There’s blood inside the fondue fountain Let’s Start a War The cameras need fresh scenery Something with helicopters at dawn To keep the advertisers hanging on Let’s Start a War We’ll call it strength and sacrifice Then wash our hands in televised decor And wonder what we needed it for File under: national interest File under: tragic necessity File under: pending investigation File under: missing pages They've noticed missing pages And that's a problem - They're demanding more We need to keep them in their cages Let's Start a War Let's Start a War Let's Start a War