A man can live a thousand lives in a lifetime 
If he watches enough TV 
Now he's Donald, now he's Tila, now he's singing for America 
And all of this on just basic cable channel 3 

Television sedatives help him sleep - sleep 
Through a life that makes him want to weep - weep 
But then - just as he's fading 
Pop pop pop! Go the cameras - pop pop pop! On the screen 

He's just seen an angel step into the light 
So turn it up, turn it up 
She's speaking straight through the screen to him 
So zip it up, zip it up 

He's knows it's not real but then again he's not sure 
But she's so God-damned beautiful he don't care anymore 
Behind's him just a sofa but in front a radiant screen 
He knows exactly where's he going - inside to dance with his queen 

He's slipped into a world of waking sleep 
Don't wake him up - don't wake him up 
She's opening her mouth - she's starting to speak 
So listen up - listen up 

I will be your family 
I'll give you love; I'll keep you happy like nobody else will 
And I will show you the world 
I'll do it up in black and white like you wanted to see it 

So you and me and everybody 
Can come together as one under an HD sky 
You're the ying to my yang; you're the six to my nine 
I'll turn all of your nights into days 
I'll build you a whole world of cliches 
That controller in your hand works both ways