I am gross and perverted, I'm obsessed and deranged.
I have existed for years but very little has changed.
I'm the tool of the government and industry too
for I am destined to rule and regulate you.
I may be vile and pernicious but you can't look away
I make you think I'm delicious with the things that I say
I'm the best you can get. Have you guessed me yet?
I'm the slime oozing out from your TV set.
You will obey me while I lead you
and eat the garbage that I feed you
until the day that we don't need you
Don't go for help no one will heed you.
Your mind is totally controlled,
it has been stuffed into my mold.
And you will do as you are told
until the rights to you are sold
Frank Zappa - I'm The Slime
TV hasn’t changed since Zappa wrote that in the ‘70s.
I’ve always regretted that he passed away in 1993. So much has taken place since then that would have been precisely and eloquently skewered by his lyrical genius.