Somebody died And many of the tributes Don't seem all that sincere They're talking about him But they never really knew him Their words are for them and not for him And the ones he loved They're thinking there is something they could get If they could talk to someone at the funeral Now that he's gone And he will be sorely missed But not by any of these Smooth talking lips Somebody died And many of the tributes Don't seem all that sincere ♪ I know you feel important now And it all fell apart somehow It wasn't what you thought that it would be Someone came along and told you You could be a better you Part of something bigger than yourself But when the revolution's been and gone And the blood's all washed away You will long for yesterday When your revolution's been and gone And the blood's all washed away You will long for yesterday Somebody died And many of the tributes Don't seem all that sincere