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1  This is the age of machinery   This is the age of machinery, 1
2  A mechanical nightmare   A mechanical nightmare, 2
3  The wonderful world of technology   The wonderful world of technology, 3
4  Napalm hydrogen bombs biological warfare   Napalm hydrogen bombs biological warfare, 4
      
5  This is the twentieth century   This is the twentieth century, 5
  But too much aggravation  But too much aggravation
6  It's the age of insanity   It's the age of insanity, 6
7  What has become of the green pleasant fields of Jerusalem   What has become of the green                                  7
8                                      pleasant fields of Jerusalem. 8
1  Ain't got no ambition   1
9                             I'm just disillusioned   Ain't got no ambition, I'm just disillusioned 9
10  I'm a twentieth century man but I don't want   I'm a twentieth century man but                 10
11  I don't wanna be here   I don't wanna be here. 11
12                                                My mama said she can't understand me 12
2  Mama besides she can't understand me   2
  She can't see my motivation  She can't see my motivation
13  Just give me some security   Just give me some security, 13
14  I'm a paranoid schizoid product of the twentieth century   I'm a paranoid schizoid product of                          14
1  the twentieth century.1
      
  You keep all your smart modern writers  You keep all your smart modern writers
  Give me William Shakespeare  Give me William Shakespeare
  You keep all your smart modern painters  You keep all your smart modern painters
15  I'll take Rembrandt, titian, da Vinci and Gainsborough   I'll take Rembrandt, Titian, Da                           15
16                               Vinci and Gainsborough, 16
3  Girl, we gotta get out of here   3
4  We gotta find a solution   4
5  I'm a twentieth century man but I don't want   5
6  I don't wanna die here   6
      
17  Girl, we gotta get out of here   Girl we gotta get out of here 17
  We gotta find a solution  We gotta find a solution
18  I'm a twentieth century man but I don't want   I'm a twentieth century man but I              18
19  I don't wanna be here             don't want to die here. 19
      
20  I was born in a welfare state, ruled by bureaucracy   I was born in a welfare state                         20
21  Controlled by civil servants and people dressed in gray   Ruled by bureaucracy                                           21
22  Got no privacy, got no liberty   Controlled by civil servants              22
23  'Cos the twentieth century people   And people dressed in grey 23
24  Took it all away from me   Got no privacy got no liberty 24
2  Cos the twentieth century people2
3  Took it all away from me.3
      
  Don't wanna get myself shot down  Don't wanna get myself shot down
25  By some trigger happy policeman   By some trigger happy policeman, 25
  Gotta keep a hold on my sanity  Gotta keep a hold on my sanity
26  I'm a twentieth century man but I don't wanna die here   I'm a twentieth century man but I                          26
4  don't wanna die here.4
      
27  My mama says, she can't understand me   My mama says she can't understand me 27
  She can't see my motivation  She can't see my motivation
28  Ain't got no security   Ain't got no security, 28
29  I'm a twentieth century man but I don't wanna die here   I'm a twentieth century man but                             29
5  I don't wanna be here.5
      
  This is the twentieth century  This is the twentieth century
  But too much aggravation  But too much aggravation
  This is the edge of insanity  This is the edge of insanity
  I'm a twentieth century man but I don't wanna be here   I'm a twentieth century man but
6  I don't wanna be here.6
      


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