shut down, the silence comes   the silence comes back   the minutes pile up   all the minutes that you lack   and all this is dependant on who'll appear   with travel expenses we can bring them here   here besides the pain and the paupers   here to mend the heartaches of our time   these sufferings, please tell me how   could i make it all, it all stop now      emergency party   champagne army   got to care   i've got to bid for my reputation   fill elation up over there   emergency party   where the good clock-in   they're the role models of our time   emergency party   champagne army   tell me could you rock my mind?      here they've got the pain   here they've got the poor   here they've got the helpless souls   they know what i want, this party has it all      we get the drinks, we have the view   we care a lot, much more than you   and no one gives up, and no one lies   good grief, i really can't believe my eyes      eyes for the hurt, the helpless   eyes for the poor that need our love   these sufferings, please tell me how   could i make it all, it all stop now?      i'm sorry about the flies you're breeding   i'm for disease but come on,   you couldn't put a value on the price of giving up your skis, all right