Nero's watching video while Rome begins to burn Nero's wearing roller skates so he can quickly turn Get away from all he does and what to see or what to hear Nero's wearing headphones and they stretch from ear to ear Nero's got a private world for which the heart may yearn Nero's watching video while Rome begins to burn Tension on the TV, a world out of control Wounded people weeping, they never touch his soul Nero's changing channels, Nero's moving on Nero's feet are moving to a very different song Oh Nero, can't you hear them? Don't you ever feel the pain? The words go through his ears But they never touch his brain Nero's watching video while Rome begins to burn Nero's wearing roller skates so he can quickly turn Get away from all he does and what to see or what to hear Nero's wearing headphones and they stretch from ear to ear Nero's got a private world for which the heart may yearn Nero's watching video while Rome begins to burn
Nero, he's watching video Nero, he's at the disco Nero, he doesn't want to know Nero, he's watching video He's moving out, he's moving up, he's always moving on Nero moves his body to a thousand different songs Nero is the product of an advertiser's dream He took in all the slogans, he's part of the machine Nero, do you realize There's another world outside Where the poor keep getting poorer And the hungry just die Nero's watching video while Rome begins to burn Nero's wearing roller skates so he can quickly turn Get away from all he does and what to see or what to hear Nero's wearing headphones and they stretch from ear to ear Nero, he's watching video Nero, he's at the disco Nero, he doesn't want to know Nero, he's watching video Nero, he's at the disco Nero, he doesn't want to know Nero, Nero, Nero, Nero, Nero, Nero, Nero, Nero So if you wanna talk and act like a zero You can take a lesson from Mister Nero Nero!