Nothing can be further removed
Not everybody wants to be soothed, ooh
They're out there now in their padded cells and armchairs
Waiting for the nervous twitch that signals fear

Hooked up to a cardiogram set up
So it cuts out when you cry or laugh
Worked by those who if you screw up
Treat you to a broken nose if you tap your toes

Passive resistance!
If it's not for them then it's not for you
Passive resistance!
Where the only view is the right view
Passive resistance!
And it breaks my heart to know there's no heart involved

Put the demographics away
The directors and consultants have the final say
Hired ears, take home all the ones
Who missed for souvenirs for their kids to play

Passive resistance!
It's all programmed by programmers
Passive resistance!
You're just a nail underneath their hammers
Passive resistance!
And it breaks my heart to know there's no heart in them
Nothing can be further removed
Not everybody wants to be soothed
Ooh, they must be real
People that you never meet and never feel
And they don't feel you

Passive resistance!
You get surveyed out of existence
Passive resistance!
Just one in a million silent listeners
Passive resistance!
It's all programmed by programmers
Passive resistance!
You're just a nail underneath their hammers
Passive resistance!
And it breaks your heart to know there's no heart involved, involved, involved