E.M. Why
The Ex Lyrics

Finally there's sales-resistance
The public is no longer buying the music that is being produced

Record-business stagnates
The music industry is not growing, it is stagnant

The companies call it a crisis
Music industry executives see the decline in sales as a crisis they must address

They must be out of their minds
The music industry executives are not reasonable in their approach to solving the crisis

Still too much shit surrounds me
There is too much low-quality music being produced

This popmusic dirties my ears
The high volume of pop music is unpleasant to listen to and is impacting the quality of music overall

I wait for the beloved moment
The singer is eagerly anticipating a time when the pop music saturation will decrease

That this music disappears
The artist would like to see a day when the music being produced is of higher quality

Record-companies investigate
Music labels are exploring new genres of music to promote

New waves to cram down your throat
The music industry is trying to force new music on people preferences

The next Saturday nightmare fever
The music industry is creating new trends, sounds, and genres that people will follow blindly

Another consumption-craze
The music industry is trying to create another type of music consumption craze to generate profits

New horizons in retailing
The music industry is trying out new distribution channels to reach consumers

Make all noises sound the same
The music industry is producing so much music that is difficult to differentiate between songs

There's even muzak for silent movies
The music industry is creating music even where it's not necessary or appropriate

It's just all part of their game
The music industry's actions are just a part of a game to generate profits

So they let you into their studios
Music labels offer to record music for artists

Recording your songs on their terms
Music labels require artists to record on their terms to maintain control of the production

And they will take care of your business
Music labels claim to keep records for artists and offer them expert advice

It means they're after your share
Music labels are only concerned about making money from an artist's share

Flirting with skill to convince you
Music labels will use their charm to attract promising artists in order to sign them for record deals

Change the words and sound around a bit
The music labels will try to make the artist's music more marketable by making changes to the lyrics or sound

Do them a favor do behave you
The music labels expect the artists to comply with their terms and conditions

They promise you'll get a hit
Music labels promise to make artists famous by producing a hit song

But what if there ain't enough profits
The music industry will only produce music that will generate high profits

On the products you make that sell
The music labels will only produce music that can sell in the market

Don't worry yet
The music labels will recognize how well the song performed in the market

They'll recycle your songs when you're dead
The music labels will continue to generate profits from an artist's music, even after the artist dies

The gang of four smiles
The artist involved, The Gang of Four, is happy at the opportunity to record music with E.M.I.

They think the e.m.i.'s their friend
The Gang of Four trusts E.M.I. to be on their side and help them in their artistic endeavors

E.m.i. smiles
The music label, E.M.I., is happy to have tricked The Gang of Four

He's glad the gang of four is fooled
E.M.I. is happy that The Gang of Four was tricked into believing that E.M.I. is on their side

Now he can exploit them
E.M.I. will take advantage of The Gang of Four's trust to make as much money as possible

Look how happy they are
E.M.I. is content with their deceitful plan to generate profits from an artist who trusts them