“Television All The Time” was added to the Japanese version of Hesitant Alien as a bonus track.
“Television All the Time” addresses how technology has taken over the world and has stopped people from interacting with one another without the thought of technology on their mind.
[Verse 1]
If we don’t stop leaving
If we don’t stop leaving accidents
We’ll never get that far
Who you are
If we all stop needing
If we all stop needing oxygen
We’ll never get to fall, so far
[Chorus]
These are the days like crazy rain
Like a flood will try to catch you and just fade away
These are the days that we wait to say
You could go away today
[Verse 2]
If we all stop bleeding
If we all stop bleeding over them
We’ll never get too far
Oh you are
If we all stop needing
If we all stop needing love to care about ourselves
And who you are
[Chorus]
These are the days like crazy rain
Like a flood will try to catch you and just fade away
These are the days that we wait to say
You could go away today
[Bridge]
Say she always puts a gameshow on and
Now she says she wants to be in movies
'Cause it feels just like the apartment where you stayed
And her favorite show means nothing to me
'Cause I think I’m sick of it now
[Chorus]
These are the days like crazy rain
Like a flood will try to catch you and just fade away
These are the days that we wait to say
You could go away today
Television All The Time was written by Gerard Way.
Television All The Time was produced by Doug McKean.
Gerard Way released Television All The Time on Tue Sep 30 2014.
I don’t believe Japan is as much as an obsession as part of the aesthetic in this album. Then again, tracks on Way’s past album Danger Days also include the language.