Lyrics and translation They Might Be Giants - Alienation's for the Rich
This
song
is
dedicated
to
all
you
Modern
day
troubadours
out
there
Cette
chanson
est
dédiée
à
tous
les
troubadours
modernes
qui
sont
là-bas
And
I
think
I
know
who
you
are
Et
je
crois
que
je
sais
qui
vous
êtes
I
gotta
get
a
job
Je
dois
trouver
du
travail
I
got
to
get
some
pay
Je
dois
être
payé
My
son's
gotta
go
to
art
school
Mon
fils
doit
aller
à
l'école
d'art
He's
leavin'
in
three
days
Il
part
dans
trois
jours
And
the
TV
is
in
Esperanto
Et
la
télévision
est
en
espéranto
You
know
that
that's
a
bitch
Tu
sais
que
c'est
un
cauchemar
But
alienation's
for
the
rich
Mais
l'aliénation
est
pour
les
riches
And
I'm
feelin'
a-poorer
every
day
Et
je
me
sens
de
plus
en
plus
pauvre
chaque
jour
A-hey
hey
hey
A-hey
hey
hey
Well
I
ain't
feelin'
happy
Je
ne
me
sens
pas
heureux
About
the
state
of
things
in
my
life
À
propos
de
l'état
des
choses
dans
ma
vie
But
I'm
workin'
to
make
it
better
Mais
je
travaille
pour
l'améliorer
With
a
six
of
Miller
High
Life
Avec
une
six-pack
de
Miller
High
Life
Just
drinkin'
and
a-drivin'
Je
bois
et
je
conduis
A-makin'
sure
my
dues
get
paid
Je
m'assure
que
mes
cotisations
sont
payées
Because
alienation's
for
the
rich
Parce
que
l'aliénation
est
pour
les
riches
And
I'm
feelin'
a-poorer
every
day
Et
je
me
sens
de
plus
en
plus
pauvre
chaque
jour
A-hey
hey
hey
A-hey
hey
hey
Ah
hahahaha!
Ah
hahahaha!
Well
I
ain't
feelin'
happy
Je
ne
me
sens
pas
heureux
About
the
state
of
things
in
my
life
À
propos
de
l'état
des
choses
dans
ma
vie
But
I'm
workin'
to
make
it
better
Mais
je
travaille
pour
l'améliorer
With
a
six
of
Miller
High
Life
Avec
une
six-pack
de
Miller
High
Life
Just
drinkin'
and
a-drivin'
Je
bois
et
je
conduis
A-makin'
sure
my
dues
get
paid
Je
m'assure
que
mes
cotisations
sont
payées
Because
alienation's
for
the
rich
Parce
que
l'aliénation
est
pour
les
riches
And
I'm
feelin'
a-poorer
every
day
Et
je
me
sens
de
plus
en
plus
pauvre
chaque
jour
A-hey
hey
hey
A-hey
hey
hey
A-hey
hey
hey
A-hey
hey
hey
A-hey
hey
hey
A-hey
hey
hey
Ah
hahahahahahaha!
Ah
hahahahahahaha!
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1
Hello Radio
2 '85 Radio Special Thank You
3 Don't Let's Start (Demo Version)
4 Absolutely Bill's Mood
5 We’re the Replacements
6 When It Rains It Snows
7 You’ll Miss Me
8 Schoolchildren Singing "Particle Man"
9 The World’s Address (Joshua Fried remix)
10 I’ll Sink Manhattan
11 It's Not My Birthday
12 Kitten Intro
13 I’m Def
14 Toddler Hiway
15 [untitled]
16 Nothing's Gonna Change My Clothes
17 Critic Intro
18 Shoehorn With Teeth
19 Stand On Your Own Head
20 Pencil Rain
21 Piece Of Dirt
22 Where Your Eyes Don't Go
23 Cage & Aquarium
24 Cowtown
25 Mr. Me
26 Snowball In Hell
27 Counterfeit Fake
28 Doris Cunningham
29 Swing Is A Word
30 Become A Robot
31 I’m Gettin’ Sentimental Over You (adaptation)
32 The Big Big Whoredom
33 Kiss Me, Son Of God
34 Weep Day
35 Birds Fly
36 Hey, Mr. DJ, I Thought You Said We Had a Deal
37 Nightgown of the Sullen Moon
38 Chess Piece Face
39 Youth Culture Killed My Dog
40 She's an Angel
41 Hope That I Get Old Before I Die
42 32 Footsteps
43 Hide Away Folk Family
44 Number Three
45 Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head
46 Rabid Child
47 Rhythm Section Want Ad
48 I Hope That I Get Old Before I Die
49 Greek #3
50 Fake Out In Buenos Aires
51 Mainstream U.S.A.
52 Now That I Have Everything
53 The Day
54 Mr. Klaw
55 The Biggest One
56 For Science
57 The Famous Polka
58 Kiss Me, Son of God (Alternate Version)
2 '85 Radio Special Thank You
3 Don't Let's Start (Demo Version)
4 Absolutely Bill's Mood
5 We’re the Replacements
6 When It Rains It Snows
7 You’ll Miss Me
8 Schoolchildren Singing "Particle Man"
9 The World’s Address (Joshua Fried remix)
10 I’ll Sink Manhattan
11 It's Not My Birthday
12 Kitten Intro
13 I’m Def
14 Toddler Hiway
15 [untitled]
16 Nothing's Gonna Change My Clothes
17 Critic Intro
18 Shoehorn With Teeth
19 Stand On Your Own Head
20 Pencil Rain
21 Piece Of Dirt
22 Where Your Eyes Don't Go
23 Cage & Aquarium
24 Cowtown
25 Mr. Me
26 Snowball In Hell
27 Counterfeit Fake
28 Doris Cunningham
29 Swing Is A Word
30 Become A Robot
31 I’m Gettin’ Sentimental Over You (adaptation)
32 The Big Big Whoredom
33 Kiss Me, Son Of God
34 Weep Day
35 Birds Fly
36 Hey, Mr. DJ, I Thought You Said We Had a Deal
37 Nightgown of the Sullen Moon
38 Chess Piece Face
39 Youth Culture Killed My Dog
40 She's an Angel
41 Hope That I Get Old Before I Die
42 32 Footsteps
43 Hide Away Folk Family
44 Number Three
45 Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head
46 Rabid Child
47 Rhythm Section Want Ad
48 I Hope That I Get Old Before I Die
49 Greek #3
50 Fake Out In Buenos Aires
51 Mainstream U.S.A.
52 Now That I Have Everything
53 The Day
54 Mr. Klaw
55 The Biggest One
56 For Science
57 The Famous Polka
58 Kiss Me, Son of God (Alternate Version)
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