Devo — The Super Thing

Today What does it take To do the super thing (super thing) I'll tell you What it takes A very simple thing (simple thing) Iron nerves Like the pilot of a jumbo jet (jumbo jet) Or a girl On the go Who hasn't got there yet Magnetic trumpets blowing Synthetic saxophones The evidence kept growing From below Hidden motivations Buried in the past Still give us strength For the super thing The red alarm A rude surprise every time it rings (time it rings) Means it's time To go beyond The normal thing (normal thing) Pay attention And be prepared To do it right (do it right) The super thing The thing That makes you bigger than life Magnetic trumpets blowing Synthetic saxophones The evidence kept growing From below Hidden motivations Buried in the past Still give us strength To do the super thing Won't you tell me what it takes To do the super thing Won't you give me what it takes To do the super thing Signals Start to travel From a distant place (distant place) Lights go out Electro shock Then pleasure pain (pleasure pain) Sensations Unfamiliar Can make you sick (make you sick) It's a super- Human thing And it does the trick Magnetic trumpets blowing Synthetic saxophones The evidence kept growing From below Hidden motivations Buried in the past Still give us strength