The Martians have stolen my television
But they left my poetry
They're learning about our condition
By watching Coronation Street
Maybe they're working out the final cost
And maybe God is made of candyfloss

Life will kill us all one day

Their starship erased my tapes and videos
They scorched my garden with the heat
Then they made instant friends with my answerphone
They hear the tone but they don't speak
Sometimes I find it hard to understand
Immortal logic has no master plan

Life will kill us all one day

It seems the planet Earth experiment has failed
dolphin should have topped the evolutionary scale
The Martians left mankind swinging in the trees
Another fifty years and we'll put sewage in their seas

So bring me my shield of whisky and credit cards
Bring me some news from outer space
Our saviour has eyes like a guilty child
But will he ever show his face?
We prize achievement like a flag unfurled
We are the victims of our greedy world

Life will kill us all one day