**[Intro — scratch guitar / spoken like a late-night radio host]** It's Tuesday night... You know the rules. Don't talk about it. Don't ask questions. Don't say the wrong thing. **SO LET'S TALK ABOUT IT!** **GO!** **[Verse 1 — rapid-fire rap]** Tuesday night, everybody's watching their mouth, One wrong word and somebody wants you out, Don't mention money, don't mention the deal, Don't ask who's deciding what everybody feels. Don't talk about power, don't talk about class, Don't ask why the same old problems always last. Don't question the people sitting high in the room, Just smile for the camera and accept your doom. Well, I've got a list And I've got a pen, And I'm gonna ask those questions They don't want asked again. **[Pre-Chorus — gang vocals]** **DON'T SAY IT!** Why not? **DON'T ASK!** Why not? **DON'T LOOK!** Why not? **THAT'S TABOO!** **[Chorus — huge gang vocals]** **TABOO TUESDAY!** Say the unsayable! **TABOO TUESDAY!** Make the uncomfortable comfortable! They can draw the line— We can cross it! They can lock the door— We can knock it! **TABOO!** **TABOO!** **TABOO TUESDAY!** **[Verse 2 — faster cadence]** Scratch that— Back up— Who's afraid of the question? Who's afraid of the answer? Who's afraid of the mention? Every little subject gets a warning label, Every uncomfortable fact gets pushed beneath the table. “That's too complicated.” “That's not the time.” Funny how complicated means “Don't examine mine.” They say, “Keep it civil,” While they sharpen every knife, Say, “Don't make it personal,” While they legislate your life. You want silence? **WRONG NUMBER!** You want obedience? **WRONG CROWD!** You want everyone repeating What you said out loud? **NOT HAPPENING!** **[Guitar Scratch Break]** *CHK-CHK!* **SKRRAAAP!** *CHK!* *CHK!* **SKRRAAAP!** **TURN IT UP!** **[Verse 3 — punk/thrash attack]** There's a subject in the corner Everybody's scared to name, Everybody knows it's there But nobody wants the blame. So I'll say it. You say it. Everybody say it. If the truth can't survive a question— **THEN WHY ARE YOU AFRAID OF IT?** No sacred little talking point, No untouchable decree, No politician gets to tell me What I'm allowed to see. **[Breakdown — call and response]** **CAN WE TALK ABOUT IT?** **YES!** **CAN WE QUESTION IT?** **YES!** **CAN WE CHALLENGE IT?** **YES!** **CAN WE CHANGE IT?** **YES!** **THEN WHY THE HELL IS IT TABOO?!** **[Bridge — half-time]** Tuesday comes around. Everybody gets nervous. Microphones open. Mouths get louder. **YOUR TURN.** **[Final Chorus]** **TABOO TUESDAY!** Say the unsayable! **TABOO TUESDAY!** Make the uncomfortable comfortable! They can draw the line— We can cross it! They can lock the door— We can knock it! **TABOO!** **TABOO!** **TABOO TUESDAY!** **[Outro — guitar scratches / shouted]** What's the subject? **TABOO!** What's the question? **TABOO!** What's the answer? **TABOO!** Then Tuesday just got interesting. **CHK-CHK!** **SKRRAAAP!** **SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY!**
