From over the air comes a voice without care   Says we're doin' all right   But day out and day in from what he's been sayin'   We're in for a fight   I glance at myself and the world rushin' by   I can see for myself and the fear comes alive   Shades of termination--we're dyin' to survive         1984      Machine is the mind--it will rule by design   So you're never alone   We store information without confirmation   Accept the unknown   I think to myself of the times we have tried   To be true to ourselves and to live with the lie   Avoid the contradictions--just keep yourself alive         1984      I can't help it...i can't help it...i can't help it...   Life is your decision--we choose to do or die   Can you live with the reality of 1985         Polite conversation ain't no consolation   For blanks in your eyes   Amidst the confusion there lives the illusion   That love will survive   But I got a chance with myself if I try   To be sure of myself and myself choose to try   Fight for stimulation and love to stay alive         1984