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Turn off the television
by Björn Åhsberg
Verse 1
The one eyed bandit has you in his grip
And if you run away, he will run after with a stick
Enticing you with sitcoms and talkshows
Completely sold out, in the neck you have a barcode
Bullcrap newscast tonight
You're a junkie on a couch in a fool's paradise
And you are swallowing all of it
Unaware of the danger, thinking it's harmless
Absorbed in soap operas
Or sports events like golf tournaments or hockey cups
Sitting there with your coffee cup and a bag of snacks
As your own laziness stabs you in the back
Improvement of life, that means flatscreen
Watching crap TV, far away from sanity
Which makes you forget to search for God
So do yourself a favor and turn it off/
Refrain
Caught up in a hellish prison
sitting by the television/
You are stupid, but you can learn a lot
If you do yourself a favor and turn it off
Verse 2
You know all the commercial jingles
-Do yourself a favor and turn it off
You know how to imitate Mickey Mouse
-Do yourself a favor and turn it off
You know the names of all the actors
-Do yourself a favor and turn it off!
-As well as the names of all characters
-Do yourself a favor and turn it off!
Braindrain, please snap out of it
-Do yourself a favor and turn it off! One million channels
-Do yourself a favor and turn it off!
Who wants to be a millionaire?
-Do yourself a favor and turn it off!
You are controlled, even if you hold the remote
-Do yourself a favor and turn it off