the day after the revolution lyrics

The dust has settled, replaces the bulbs in all the lights
I guess I'll get no sleep tonight
A revolution happened, oh, sorry, you haven't heard?
We are the children of the new world

If you're quiet you can watch if you like
They say the future's beginning tonight
Whole empires will crumble, civilizations will fall
Lie on the bed, hear the sound of it all

No anger, no guilt and no sorrow
It sounds unlikely, I know, but tomorrow
You'll wake up to find that your whole life has changed
Although nothing looks different, a revolution took place

I love the way you do it, I love the way you put them on
You know the answers but you get it wrong, just to confuse things
Why did it seem so difficult to realize a simple truth?
The revolution begins and ends with you

Now all the breakdowns and nightmares look small
Now we decided not to die after all
Because the meek shall inherit, absolutely nothing at all
If you stopped being so feeble, you could have so much more

The answer was here all the time, you see
Just how I missed it is a mystery to me
I have waited and waited for this day to arrive
The revolution was televised, now it's over, bye bye
It's over, bye bye, it's over, bye bye

Yeah, we made it, just by the skin of our teeth
Perfection is over, Sheffield is over, the fear is over, guilt is over
The Bergerac is over, the hangover is over, men are over, women are over
Cholesterol is over, tapers are over, breakdown is over, irony is over
Bye bye, bye bye