Isolated Incidents

In the silence of next door

Lives a man fought in the war

Wary eyes through parted curtains

Seems Ok but can't be certain

Uneasy feeling uninformed, or

Out of touch it's, well, abnormal

Maybe chat with that chap later

Meanwhile need to read the paper

Sex and fashion, competitions

Popstars praising politicians

Amusement park for our derision

So assured of our position -

None of it to do with us

And now the turning of the page

Produces yet another bomb

Distorted children's faces freeze

Where's the next one coming from?

Isolated incidents

Everyday events

Bombs and guns in daily doses

Fashion-nation with psychosis

Public trials of private loners

Staring blank into the cameras

Feeds a need for reassurance

Civilisation's working for us

Takes a bomb to show the crack, and

All we see is more distraction

Headlines - violence, war and sex

Disintegration nothing left

Of civilisation - here's the news

It's what we get accustomed to

Unaware of getting used to

Being scared of other people

If the world is going crazy

Staying in could be essential

Staying in could be essential

Staying in could be essential

Staying in could be essential

(Where've I seen that face before?

Someone new moved in next door

Next in the line of next door neighbours

Maybe get to meet him later)