"Microwave Dream" lyrics
Ben Jones Lyrics
(from "Eight Immortals (A Song Cycle)" soundtrack)
There once was a young man, out of money
A little drunk and tired and hungry
Who found a cup of noodles in a drawer
He put them in the microwave
Set the timer, yawned, and gave
A passing thought to what his future had in store
As the old machine hummed
And the styrofoam spun around
He fell asleep and dreamed
Of the life he longed to lead
As the timer counted down
In this dream he finally
Landed that job as a congressional aide
A star on the rise, one of The Guys
Highly ambitious and handsomely paid
He made the right kinds of friends
He learned the rules - and how they bend
And then he met a beautiful girl with a fortune to boot
(Oil ties on her daddy's side)
They married in Malta, the skies were blue
But he knew somewhere in the back of his mind
That all of this time he was still there
In that kitchen, asleep
And he waited for the beep -
For the end of his Microwave Dream
Crying "Please, not yet, I'm not ready to go
"I've still got so much take, and to prove, and to show!"
But Too Good To Be True never lasts long
So he waited for the beep -
But his Microwave Dream went on...
So
He promised as a senator he'd bridge the divide
King of the Hill, sponsoring bills
That happened to earn him some cash on the side
Not bribes! More like small donations... from several foreign corporations...
He had a few kids and they all went to Yale
(Of course they got in once he funded the gym)
Life was a breeze, with the wind in his sails
But his heart would start pounding
'Cause in the back of his mind
He knew somewhere a timer was counting down
Oh how he would weep
As he waited for the beep
For the end of his Microwave Dream
Crying "please, not yet, I'm not ready to go
"I've still got so much to build, and an empire to grow!"
But Too Good To Be True never lasts long
So he waited for the beep -
And he waited for the beep -
But his Microwave Dream went on...
His influence grew, larger and larger
A mistress or two, a house on the harbor
His nap and his noodles felt farther and farther away
Till one day...
A few of his emails were leaked to the press
Headlines read, "SENATE HEAD CAUGHT IN BED
WITH SINISTER FOREIGN INTERESTS!"
Which led to an investigation
First denial - then remorse
His wife abroad on prolonged vacation
Immunity, and a swift divorce
Now he's alone in an empty house
The walls are closing in around him
Assets frozen, No way out
There's no way out
There's no way out
There's no way out...
Then he remembers
That as real as it seems
This has all been a dreamed up adventure
Of a young man asleep
And the minute he wakes up, all his mistakes cease to be
And he smiles, and he sighs
And it's such a relief
Now he's...
Just waiting for the beep -
For the end of his Microwave Dream
Crying "Please God, now I'm ready to go!
Wake me up, take me back to that night cause I know
That kid and his noodles will do it all different this time!"
Yes I'm waiting for the beep
I'm Waiting for the beep
Any minute now...
Waiting for the beep
Waiting for...
Waiting for...
Waiting for...
A little drunk and tired and hungry
Who found a cup of noodles in a drawer
He put them in the microwave
Set the timer, yawned, and gave
A passing thought to what his future had in store
As the old machine hummed
And the styrofoam spun around
He fell asleep and dreamed
Of the life he longed to lead
As the timer counted down
In this dream he finally
Landed that job as a congressional aide
A star on the rise, one of The Guys
Highly ambitious and handsomely paid
He made the right kinds of friends
He learned the rules - and how they bend
And then he met a beautiful girl with a fortune to boot
(Oil ties on her daddy's side)
They married in Malta, the skies were blue
But he knew somewhere in the back of his mind
That all of this time he was still there
In that kitchen, asleep
And he waited for the beep -
For the end of his Microwave Dream
Crying "Please, not yet, I'm not ready to go
"I've still got so much take, and to prove, and to show!"
But Too Good To Be True never lasts long
So he waited for the beep -
But his Microwave Dream went on...
So
He promised as a senator he'd bridge the divide
King of the Hill, sponsoring bills
That happened to earn him some cash on the side
Not bribes! More like small donations... from several foreign corporations...
He had a few kids and they all went to Yale
(Of course they got in once he funded the gym)
Life was a breeze, with the wind in his sails
But his heart would start pounding
'Cause in the back of his mind
He knew somewhere a timer was counting down
Oh how he would weep
As he waited for the beep
For the end of his Microwave Dream
Crying "please, not yet, I'm not ready to go
"I've still got so much to build, and an empire to grow!"
But Too Good To Be True never lasts long
So he waited for the beep -
And he waited for the beep -
But his Microwave Dream went on...
His influence grew, larger and larger
A mistress or two, a house on the harbor
His nap and his noodles felt farther and farther away
Till one day...
A few of his emails were leaked to the press
Headlines read, "SENATE HEAD CAUGHT IN BED
WITH SINISTER FOREIGN INTERESTS!"
Which led to an investigation
First denial - then remorse
His wife abroad on prolonged vacation
Immunity, and a swift divorce
Now he's alone in an empty house
The walls are closing in around him
Assets frozen, No way out
There's no way out
There's no way out
There's no way out...
Then he remembers
That as real as it seems
This has all been a dreamed up adventure
Of a young man asleep
And the minute he wakes up, all his mistakes cease to be
And he smiles, and he sighs
And it's such a relief
Now he's...
Just waiting for the beep -
For the end of his Microwave Dream
Crying "Please God, now I'm ready to go!
Wake me up, take me back to that night cause I know
That kid and his noodles will do it all different this time!"
Yes I'm waiting for the beep
I'm Waiting for the beep
Any minute now...
Waiting for the beep
Waiting for...
Waiting for...
Waiting for...
