Everyone’s a DJ In Hell

Music & Lyrics © Jody Trehy

EVERYONE’S A DJ IN HELL
WHERE NO-ONE WRITES, OR SINGS, OR PLAYS GUITAR TO TELL
THE STORY OF THE HEART
THEY JUST TRIP TO THE TRANCE AND DANCE IN RINGS
AROUND, AROUND, AROUND
LOVE IS ALL AROUND
BUT WHEN YOU’RE COMING UP
WHAT’S GOING DOWN?
DOWN!

CELEBRITY’S A METAPHOR FOR DEAD
AN ALL-CONSUMING EMPTINESS
WHERE NOTHING GROWS AND NOTHING GOOD IS SAID
IT’S JUST ONE BIG FLASH,
THIS STAR GOES POP
AND THEN: THE END
THE END!

SO NOW THERE’S VERY LITTLE BEAUTY ON DISPLAY
LIFE’S A SHOWCASE FOR THE RICH
IN WHICH WE PHONE IN OUR OPINION,
ENFREAK OURSELVES AND WATCH THEM WIN AGAIN
OH CAN IT JUST BE ME?
ME AND MY CRUSTY INCREDULITY
OH YOU PINK-EYED CRAZY KIDS DON’T FOOL ME

I HAVE HEARD THE VOICE OF EGO ON THE AIR
AND GAZED INTO ITS ECONOMOLOGICAL STARE
AND YET I’M BLINDED BY THE GLAMOUR
LIKE AN INSECT TO THE FLAMES
COS I JUST GOTTA BE A ‘WINNA’!
IN THIS GREAT BIG CONSOLATION GAME
STORIES AND GAMES
WE BURN IN THE FLAMES
OF STORIES AND GAMES
AND MORE OF THE SAME
STORIES AND GAMES

HEY DJ, CAN YOU PLAY
ONE NEW SONG
TO MAKE ME CRY?