Lyrics for Citizens of Tomorrow as interpreted by lvr

Citizens of Tomorrow Lyrics
(No we can't)

See the ruins of the old world below
That's what our ancestors left us.
Our robot masters will know
How to clean this mess up
And build a better world
For man and machine alike
For the boys and the girls
Who are slaves building spaceships at night
In the fluorescent light.
That's 2009.

(No we can't, No we won't, No we can't, No we won't)

On cold frosty Martian mornings
The chill on my breath is red
Redder than my mother's blood
When she turned to me and said
"This is not how we planned it
But we've gotten ahead of ourselves
Computers rule the planet
And the moon and mars as well
We lost the fight"
That's 2009.

I have a microchip
Implanted in my heart
So if I try to escape
The robots will blow me apart
And my limbs will go flying
And land before the ones that I love
Who would wail and would weep
But the robots would keep them at bay
While I shut my eyes
For the very last time.
Citizens of tomorrow be forewarned.

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paul_banks
07-22-2006

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"read it on my mother's blog"

haha guys. good call on 2009. see you in three years.

love,
interpolnyc.

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Jacccck
07-30-2006

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a couple mistakes in the lyrics.
she turned to me and said "this is not how we planned it, WE'VE GOTTEN AHEAD OF OURSELVES, COMPUTERS RULE THE PLANET "
and also...
I HAVE A MICRO-CHIP implanted in my heart, so if I try to escape, robots will blow me apart...while I SHUT my eyes for the very last time.


I love this song so much.

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lvr
08-06-2006

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Thanks Jacccck.

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xcalifornicationx
10-03-2006

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I graduate in 2009... anyway I heard this song on XM's Ethel and discovered Tokyo Police Club... I still haven't stopped listening to them since I found them about 2 weeks ago. They're AWESOME.

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elleon
12-16-2006

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I graduate in '09, too. That was my first thought. :D

TPC are excellent. I'm incredibly glad my friend shared them with me.

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sterile.stars
01-03-2007

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If I could capture the whole band in a sack and run away to Tokyo, I would. But I don't have a drivers license so this song will have to do, and it does.

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sail
01-17-2007

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Man, a lot of sophomores, specifically, really like TPC. I too graduate in the big '09 =D

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slinkstersars
01-30-2007

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NO WE CANT NO WE WONT NO WE CANT!

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lilcoopr
02-04-2007

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I also love this song!!

I think it's about global warming and climate change. These lines really give it away to me:
"See the ruins of the old world below
That's what our ancestors left us.
Our robot masters will know
How to clean this mess up
And build a better world"

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jcphoenix
02-09-2007

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Add myself to the graduating class of 09 :D

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justlikeoldtimes
03-03-2007

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My new favorite band. it's about how expanding technology will eventually destroy humans ie when the robots and martians finally take over.

anyway, I kinda

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roomonfire07
04-28-2007

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haha i graduate in 09 too, shit this is coool

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pandora_ash_avalie
05-22-2007

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i graduate in 09 too!

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pandora_ash_avalie
05-22-2007

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i graduate in 09 too!

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Penn
06-14-2007

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'08, sorry guys...heh

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Meat puppet
06-18-2007

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Genious song, genious band! I think it's obvious it's about computers and other machines taking control over the world ..

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hearingvoicesxx
06-21-2007

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Another Sophomore here! This is insane.

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Ritious
07-07-2007

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This song is so rediculously good. The last verse is so chilling, especially in the sense that the protagonist chooses death over slavery. Great song

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arememberingsky
08-06-2007

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This song is amazing live and Dave Monks is a great guy.

I already graduated but my friends and I are going to throw one hell of a New Year's party.

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x0emilyyy0x
08-09-2007

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09 grad here too! woot. i love this band. they're so different from EVERYTHING out right now.

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Killypants
09-03-2007

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'10 beezies..
maybe their next album will be about then...wouldnt that be exciting now

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christyx_oh
10-25-2007

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so i love loveloveloveloveloveloveee tokyo police club.
saw them two nites ago live.
they're AMAZING live.
they played this so well
amazing song

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minervo
11-03-2007

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lol i graduate 09 too, What a coincidence. BTW the lyrics are very self explanitory. Its like a warning that our future will be bleek once the robots take over our lives.

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thisisntjess
11-11-2007

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love this song. i graduate in 2009 too!

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chips have salt
11-12-2007

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Wow, i also graduate in 09... High school, i dont know if you guys mean college... w/e

Im pretty sure this isnt about blobal warming, and that is just about how much robots suck.

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