What's Going on Around Here? - Rheostatics

What’s going on around here?

What’s going on around here?

When things got strange, when things get rough

I get tough.

What’s going on?

80 tons/20 pounds:

Makes no difference when you’re down

If you’re too free, just call on me

I’ll chain you down

What’s going on?

I won’t tell you about the mountains

Because there’s nothing that gets through you

I won’t tell you about these feelings

Because there’s nothing that doesn’t offend you

There’s nothing that doesn’t offend you

Another murder… has come to town

It was that wasted… infested clown;

His baggy suit, his turned up frown

Another clown.

What’s going on?

I won’t tell you about the mountains

Because there’s nothing that gets through you

I won’t tell you about these problems

Because there’s nothing that doesn’t offend you

There’s nothing that doesn’t offend you