"Cathode Ray Aneurysm" - A music video by Robert Dada

"Cathode Ray Aneurysm" - A music video by Robert Dada. Originally appearing on the 1991 cassette album, "Dada, Son And Holy Ghost".

This song was written and recorded over a period between 1990 and 1991. The title and some of the lyrics are dated but remarkably (or unfortunately) the message appears to still resonate. The more things change, the more they stay the same…

Music ©1995 Robert Dada
Video ©2022 Robert Dada

Lyrics:

Phosphorescent images
Bathing in blue light
Voices swimming around my head
What do I make of it

People telling me what to do
What to think
What to buy
What to believe in
Who can I trust

Bullet ridden bodies
Rivulets of blood
Lives being ripped apart
20th Century entertainment

Insipid laughter
The reinforcement of things like
Sexism
Bigotry
All kinds of hatred
Being poured into my mind

Salvation for a price
Love and affection at $10 per call
A place for me to find
All my worldly needs and desires

The latest fashion
Controversial issues
New releases in film and music
Disease of the day
In easy to digest form

No time to think
Too much going on
"Let us do the thinking for you
We have your best interests in mind"

Phosphorescent images
A bath in blue light
Voices swimming around my head
Shut off
And unplugged