TV news is no news
 I lay down looking up
 scarab crawling on my roof

 She said to me
 "Take out the garbage, dear"
 I looked at her, she's a mess
 I screamed "Take in my [bad word] 

 She smiled and said
 "Your mother, dear, is burning
 So, put out the fire, now
 Put out the fire"

 And my father stood behind the door
 Looking like a spider in his net
 The TV news whispering "Your mother, dear, is burning now
 So put out the fire, put out the fire"

 I must close my eyes and smell the garbage
 Still wondering where my scarab is
 It's probably in the fire, yeah
 It's probably in the fire, now

 So, put out the fire, now
 Put out the fire

 The TV news is no news
 I'm laying down, looking up
 scarab crawling on my roof

 So put out the fire now, put out the fire
 And my father stood behind the door
 Looking like a spider
 whispering "Your mother, dear, is burning now
 So put out the fire, now
 Put out the fire"