Todd Rundgren
Todd Rundgren
Todd Rundgren
Todd Rundgren
Todd Rundgren
Todd Rundgren
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From the album notes:
After a grand overture (not featured) the lights come up on the three most powerful figures in town gathered in the Pastor’s study, drinking, and loudly ruminating the fate of two errant young men and the state of youth in general.
[The Mayor - Terrance O'Sullivan; The Pastor - Father Brodie; The Chief Constable - Constance Boone]
[All]
When worlds collide, the best of us
Won't be here with the rest of us
They'll drop before the paint has dried
When worlds collide, when worlds collide
[The Pastor]
The young today, I must confess
Have lost the path of righteousness
By settling for something less
The smarty pants, they fail to see
The posture of morality
Is just like common currency
That's the way it works for me
So I dress like a brushing bride
Because my every move is sanctified
By claiming God is on my side
When worlds collide, when worlds collide
[All]
When worlds collide, the virtuous
Will have to take the shuttle bus
But we in limousines shall ride
When worlds collide, when worlds collide
[The Mayor]
These kids today, they have no pluck
Don't know the value of a buck
They think all politicians suck
But managing economies
Is one of my best qualities
Especially to friends like these
I can favor the ones I please
And if the mandate should be denied me
Then there's always something kept aside
If you have grease then you can slide
When worlds collide, when worlds collide
[All]
When worlds collide, the devious
The cunning, and mischievous
Will mourn the moral men who died
When worlds collide, when worlds collide
When worlds collide, the best of us
Won't be here with the rest of us
They'll drop before the paint has dried
When worlds collide, when worlds collide
[The Chief Constable]
The youth today, I must relate
Have not learned to appreciate
The pleasures of the city-state
They waste themselves on drugs and sex
And boogieing in discotheques
I'll take them by their bleach-blond necks
And conscript those I don't reject
Then I'll serve them up butchered and fried
For our commander can sleep satisfied
When someone's licking one's backside
When worlds collide, when worlds collide
[All]
When worlds collide, the virtuous
Will have to take the shuttle bus
But we in limousines shall ride
When worlds collide, when worlds collide
When worlds collide, the best of us
Won't be here with the rest of us
They'll drop before the paint has dried
When worlds collide, when worlds collide
When worlds collide, when worlds collide
When worlds collide, when worlds collide!
When Worlds Collide was written by Todd Rundgren.
When Worlds Collide was produced by Todd Rundgren.
Todd Rundgren released When Worlds Collide on Tue Nov 11 1997.