The Other Side of Summer

<br>The sun struggles up another beautiful day<br><br>And I felt glad in my own suspicious way<br><br>Despite the contradiction and confusion<br><br>Felt tragic without reason<br><br>Theres malice and theres magic in every season<br><br><br><br>Chorus<br><br>From the foaming breakers of the poisonous surf<br><br>The other side of summer<br><br>To the burning forests in the hills of astroturf<br><br>The other side of summer<br><br><br><br>The automatic gates close up between the shanties and the palace<br><br>The blowtorch amusements, the voodoo chalice<br><br>The pale pathetic promises that everybody swallows<br><br>A teenage girl is crying cos she dont look like a million dollars<br><br>So help her if you can<br><br>cos she dont seem to have the attention span<br><br><br><br>Chorus<br><br><br><br>Was it a millionaire who said &quot;imagine no possessions&quot;? <br><br>A poor little schoolboy who said &quot;we dont need no lessons&quot;? <br><br>The rabid rebel dogs ransack the shampoo shop<br><br>The pop princess is downtown shooting up<br><br>And if that goddess if fit for burning<br><br>The sun will struggle up the world will still keep turning<br><br><br><br>Madman standing by the side of the road saying<br><br>&quot;look at my eyes, look at my eyes, look at my eyes, look at my eyes&quot;<br><br>Now you cant afford to fake all the drugs your parents used to take<br><br>Because of their mistakes youd better be wide awake<br><br><br><br>Chorus<br><br><br><br>The mightiest rose<br><br>The absence of perfume<br><br>The casual killers<br><br>The military curfew<br><br>The cardboard city<br><br>An unwanted birthday<br><br>The other side of summer<br><br><br><br>The dancing was desperate, the music was worse<br><br>They bury your dreams and dig up the worthless<br><br>Goodnight<br><br>God bless<br><br>And kiss &quot;goodbye&quot; to the earth<br><br>The other side of summer