Text: Eels. A Man Called E. Hello Cruel World.

Hello cruel word,
So this is you,
A broken heart,
A withered view,
I'm looking out to
face another day.

The angry mob,
The happy mass,
This birthday cake may be the last,
I'm looking out to find
another way.

Norman Rockwell's colors fade,
All my favorite things have changed.
What the hell,
Hello cruel world,

I thought I heard an opera star,
Who had no home under the stars,
She sang and sang,
And sang the night away,

And mother nature changed her name,
She doesn't want to play the game,
I dont believe she'll ever be the same,

So big brother never came,
Howdy Doody gets the blame,
what the hell,
Hello cruel world,

Bad and beautiful and strange,
Monkeys dancing in a cage,
what the hell,
Hello cruel world,

Venus De Milo grew an arm,
And Old McDonald bought the farm,
Say good bye,
Hello cruel world,

Normal Rockwell's colors fade,
All my favorite things have changed,
What the hell,
Hello cruel world,

Bad and beautiful and strange,
Monkeys dancing in a cage,
Say good bye,
Hello cruel world,

Hello,
Hello,

Hello cruel world