Little People
Psychotic Waltz Lyrics


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I feel again I'm coming home
To find the peace I feel alone
My television friends have gone
Now I can take my time to talk about them

They're nice to me, they smile to me
They are what they'd like me to be
I let them keep my company
And I don't even care what they're selling
They're only selling

Look into these little boxes
Bluer weather, greener grass
Everyone has lots of money
Everyone's in style

Little people, little houses
Happy living little lives
When they wake up with perfect makeup
It makes me sick

Don't need a life of my own, you know I'm so satisfied
Deep in the screen they have made me believe
I'm so pacified
They keep me asleep with each day they repeat
This life they pretend to me

I took my television, unplugged it from the wall
Tiny people crawling as I broke it on the floor
I put them in my pockets, took them where they can't be found
Then I held them in my hands
Then I made them do really bad things

Now I'm afraid to be at home
Because I fear I'm not alone
My television friends have grown




Now I'm afraid of what they might be selling
What are they selling

Overall Meaning

The song "Little People" by Psychotic Waltz is a commentary on the toxic effects of television and pop culture on society. The lyrics speak of the seductive allure of TV, the ease with which we can become addicted to it and be consumed by the images and messages that it conveys. The first stanza talks about the comfort and company that TV provides to those who are lonely and how it can influence our perception of reality. The second stanza is a critique of the artificial world of advertising, where everything looks perfect and everyone looks happy. The third stanza explores the idea of rebellion against the media, as the singer takes his TV and breaks it apart, revealing the tiny people inside that he controls, but ultimately fears.


The chorus of the song repeats the idea of the "little people" who are manipulated and controlled by the mass media, unable to see beyond the fantasies and illusions that it creates. The final lines of the song are somewhat cryptic, as the singer questions what exactly his TV friends might be selling and what their true intentions are.


Line by Line Meaning

I feel again I'm coming home
Returning to the comfort and familiarity of watching television


To find the peace I feel alone
Television helps provide a sense of peace and comfort


My television friends have gone
No longer watching the same program or channel as before


Now I can take my time to talk about them
Can now critique and discuss the characters and events on the television show


They're nice to me, they smile to me
Characters on the show are friendly and likable to the viewer


They are what they'd like me to be
Idealized versions of people the viewer may aspire to be like


I let them keep my company
The characters are a source of companionship


And I don't even care what they're selling
Not concerned with the commercials or merchandise being advertised


They're only selling
Acknowledging the commercial nature of the show


Look into these little boxes
Watching the television screen


Bluer weather, greener grass
Idealized and unrealistic representations of reality


Everyone has lots of money
Characters on the show live affluent lifestyles


Everyone's in style
Characters are fashionable and trendsetting


Little people, little houses
Stereotypical representation of suburban life on the show


Happy living little lives
The characters lead content and satisfying existences


When they wake up with perfect makeup
Characters appear flawless without effort, creating unrealistic beauty standards


It makes me sick
Disgusted by the unrealistic portrayal of beauty


Don't need a life of my own, you know I'm so satisfied
Satisfied with the life depicted on television and has no need or desire for personal fulfillment


Deep in the screen they have made me believe
Content on the screen has convinced the viewer to rely on television for satisfaction


I'm so pacified
The satisfaction from the show makes the viewer feel calm and content


They keep me asleep with each day they repeat
The repetitiveness of the show creates a hypnotic effect on the viewer


This life they pretend to me
The show depicts a false and unrealistic version of life


I took my television, unplugged it from the wall
The viewer disconnects from the television show


Tiny people crawling as I broke it on the floor
Visualizes the characters as small and fragile, then deliberately breaks the TV


I put them in my pockets, took them where they can't be found
Uses the characters as a source of control and power by collecting them


Then I held them in my hands
Feels a sense of power and control over the characters


Then I made them do really bad things
Exercises power over the characters by making them do negative acts


Now I'm afraid to be at home
Fearful of being alone and disconnected from the television show


Because I fear I'm not alone
Believes that the characters from the television show may still be around


My television friends have grown
The characters from the show have become more real and significant to the viewer


Now I'm afraid of what they might be selling
Fearful of the messages and influence the characters hold over the viewer


What are they selling
Questioning the motives and influence of the characters from the show




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Written by: ANDREW TURNER, EDWARD HANDLEY

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