Idiot's Delight Songtext

The world is turning upside-down, no-one's in the black The king is on the balcony, the queen is in the sack He's lying through his golden teeth, she's lying on her back Beneath the handsome soldier and the family coat of arms The lady she's affected by the soldier's obvious charms And the king sweats quite profusely and says we should stay calm I can see his brand new suit but I can't see the man He's here to cover up his so-called economic plan But his voice dwindles to nothing, he strikes up the royal band It's alright It's alright It's alright tonight It's all performed for the idiot's delight The trains are almost empty since the crash of 89 They built a brand new station but forgot about the lines They built a brand new human but forgot about the spine Everything gets cut to bits, no-one sees it bleed It's not the way you play the game but how you can succeed Put the bastards in a new town and watch the rabbits breed The king he's got a stepson in return for foolish pride The queen had her mad moment's glory, then of course she dies The soldier planned the revolution right from the inside It's alright It's alright It's alright tonight Because it's all performed for the idiot's delight The soldier's executed, he's mistaken for the king Who said he was from somewhere else and hadn't done a thing And made off with the crown jewels but misplaced his wedding ring Power's aphrodisiac, addicts die of thirst The new El Presidente saw his bubble finally burst And the king returned from exile, by request to break the curse He fulfils election promises with temporary cures And everything's worse than it once was without the same allure And his stepson is on squad inspection making overtures It's alright It's alright It's alright tonight Because it's all performed for the idiot's delight It's all performed for the idiot's delight Because it's all performed for the idiot's delight