Name: Made for T.V.
Duration: P00H03M52S
Description: The song was originally written in 2008/2009, so we dusted it off and refurbished it for the current era. It is about reality television, the Internet, and the cult of personality.

Made for T.V.

by Bully in the Hallway

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The song was originally written in 2008/2009, so we dusted it off and refurbished it for the current era. It is about reality television, the Internet, and the cult of personality.

lyrics

Made for TV

These feet walk the streets,
To meet the means to know them.
Engrossed and fatigued,
The double speak the keeps that ensnare them.

Ideals & Idols,
Real or surreal.
Ethics & morals,
Merge to appeal.

Made for TV,
Spectacles and Parody.
Made for TV,
Bravery… no fear.

I’m American as I can be.
I was made, made for TV.
Carbon copy American Dream,
Paltry and made for TV.
Darling won’t you dance with me?
We were made, made for TV.
Won’t you love this human being?
Who was made, made for TV.

“Art is the proper task of life.” - Nietzsche -
No more wasting these pen strokes.
In art, I’ll find peace and quiet,
No more neglecting what life wrote.

Ideals & Idols,
Real or surreal.
Ethics & morals,
Merge to appeal.

Made for TV,
Spectacles and Parody.
Made for TV,
Bravery… no fear.

I’m American as I can be.
I was made, made for TV.
Carbon copy American Dream,
Paltry and made for TV.
Darling won’t you dance with me?
We were made, made for TV.
Won’t you love this human being?
Who was made, made for TV.

credits

released March 24, 2017
Bully in the Hallway Is:

John Matthew Simon: Vocals
Billy Kenefick: Guitar, Vocals
Aaron Levinsky: Bass
Matt Jannotta: Drums

Additional writing contributions from former guitarist and vocalist Matt Kennedy.

Recorded and engineered by Mike Lust and Manor Mobile in January of 2016 @ Strobe Recording Studios. Overdubs recorded and engineered by Mike Lust @ Manor Mobile in May 2016.

Mastered by Carl Saff at Saff Mastering in October/November of 2016.

Produced by Bully in the Hallway.

Music and Lyrics by Bully in the Hallway.

Art by Simon's phone.

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Bully in the Hallway Chicago

Bully is a punk band from Chicago, Illinois.

Like all great things, we started as a joke in December of 2006.

If you want to contact us about shows, booking, events or just because you'd like to talk, email us at
bullyinthehallway (at) gmail (dot) com. ... more

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