One day later The fire chief comes to visit me He wants to check my health status And wants to know When I would return to work Right before I could answer He started to tell me the truth About our job The here and now Is not a sesult of the states' doctrine It was forced by the people itself It began as consumerism changed And everyone wanted everything Things began to have mass It all started with photography And the invention of television Books just appealed to a few people So the content got reduced From abstracts to headlines Simply to have a blowoff The world moved faster And it was easier to watch the TV Classics of literature were shortened to a one-page digest In a lexicon to make sure that no one is left behind The ongoing growth of mass media Seemed to reach more people The comprehension was easier Because of the explanations were shallow-brained Why should anyone learn anything When it's enough to press a button? There's no room for profoundness In these restless days The here and now Is not a result of the states' doctrine It was forced by the people itself You see there is nothing necessary about books On their pages you won't find any answers They'll only confuse you