The sun [bad word] up another beautiful day 
And I felt glad in my own suspicious way 
Despite the contradiction and confusion 
Felt tragic without reason 
There's malice and there's magic in every season  [bad word] 
From the foaming breakers of the poisonous surf 
The other side of Summer 
To the burning forests in the hills of Astroturf 
The other side of Summer 

The automatic gates close up between the shanties and the palace 
The blowtorch amusements, the voodoo chalice 
The pale pathetic promises that everybody swallows 
teenage girl is crying 'cos she don't look like a million dollars 
So help her if you can 
'Cos she don't seem to have the attention span 
 [bad word] 

Was it a millionaire who said "imagine no possessions"? 
poor little schoolboy who said "we don't need no lessons"? 
The rabid rebel dogs ransack the shampoo shop 
The pop princess is downtown shooting up 
And if that goddess if fit for burning 
The sun will [bad word] up the world will still keep turning 

Madman standing by the side of the road saying 
"Look at my eyes, look at my eyes, look at my eyes, look at my eyes" 
Now you can't afford to fake all the [bad word] your parents used to take 
Because of their mistakes you'd better be wide awake 
 [bad word] 

The mightiest rose 
The absence of perfume 
The casual killers 
The military curfew 
The cardboard city 
An unwanted birthday 
The other side of summer 

The dancing was desperate, the music was worse 
They bury your dreams and dig up the worthless 
Goodnight 
God bless 
And kiss "goodbye" to the earth 
The other side of summer