Life On Mars?
Aneurin Barnard Lyrics

It's a god-awful small affair
The situation is terrible and insignificant

To the girl with the mousy hair
Addressing a girl with modest hair

But her mummy is yelling "No"
The girl's mother is objecting

And her daddy has told her to go
The father has instructed her to leave

But her friend is nowhere to be seen
The girl's friend is not around

Now she walks through her sunken dream
She traverses her crushed aspirations

To the seat with the clearest view
She goes to the most visible spot

And she's hooked to the silver screen
She's glued to the movie

But the film is a saddening bore
The movie is dull and depressing

For she's lived it ten times or more
She's watched it many times before

She could spit in the eyes of fools
She could scorn those who bother her

As they ask her to focus on sailors fighting in the dance hall
Others want her to pay attention to trivial things

Oh man! Look at those cavemen go
Expressing awe at primitive people's behavior

It's the freakiest show
The show is bizarre

Take a look at the Lawman
Notice the police officer

Beating up the wrong guy
The officer is assaulting an innocent person

Oh man! Wonder if he'll ever know
Wondering if the officer will realize his error

He's in the best selling show
The officer is part of a popular spectacle

Is there life on Mars?
The question of extraterrestrial existence

It's on America's tortured brow
America is having a difficult time

That Mickey Mouse has grown up a cow
Disney's beloved character has become commercialized

Now the workers have struck for fame
Workers are going on strike for recognition

'Cause Lennon's on sale again
Referencing the commercialization of John Lennon

See the mice in their million hordes
Many people, like mice, are in large groups

From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads
From exuberant vacation spots to stodgy locales

Rule Britannia is out of bounds
The notion of British superiority is now unacceptable

To my mother, my dog, and clowns
Reference to unlikely fans

But the film is a saddening bore
The movie is once again depressing

'Cause I wrote it ten times or more
The artist bemoans their repetitive creative process

It's about to be writ again
They're going down the same path for a new project

As I ask you to focus on sailors fighting in the dance hall
The singer wants to refocus on the trivial nonsense

Oh man! Look at those cavemen go
They repeat their previous exclamation

It's the freakiest show
The spectacle is still bizarre

Take a look at the Lawman
Remind you to view the police officer

Beating up the wrong guy
The cop's violent misidentification is highlighted

Oh man! Wonder if he'll ever know
Repeating previous wonderment

He's in the best selling show
Reiterating the police officer's popularity

Is there life on Mars?
Repeating the song's central question