They took the beat away, replaced it with machines   They took the words away and threw 'em on a screen   They turned the switches on and handed us the phones   They blasted out our ears with endless monotones      Can you feel it, can you feel it   From a million miles away?   Can you hear it, can you hear it   Gettin' louder every day?      Give the music back, give the music back   Give the music back before it's gone   Give the music back, give the music back   Put the music back into the song      They drove the blues away and banished Rock 'n' Roll   They cut away the heart and sacrificed the soul   They closed the disco's down and shut off MTV   They locked the music up and threw away the key      Can you feel it, can you feel it   From a million miles away?   Can you hear it, can you hear it   Gettin' louder every day?      Give the music back, give the music back   Give the music back before it's gone   Give the music back, give the music back   Put the music back into the song      And now a silence fills the rooms where once we sang   And all is quiet where the chimes of freedom rang   Somewhere a pirate ship is crashing through the waves   Sending a signal out, a ballad to the brave      Give the music back, give the music back   Give the music back before it's gone   Give the music back, give the music back   Put the music back where it belongs      Give the music back   (Oh, give it back)   Give the music back   (Oh, give it back)   Give the music back before it's gone      Give the music back, give the music back   Put the music back into the song   Before it's gone