Verse 1:
There's a contamination
That's a wastin' our time,
What we call recreation
Is wreckin' our minds.

From out of California
Come sights and sounds offensive to the taste;
Every night in my livin' room
Some jerk is dumpin' tons of psychic waste.

Verse 2:
They're doin' in the movies
What should never be done,
Showin' torture is groovy
As if it were fun.

We want some relaxation,
All we get is violence, hate and fear!
We get so used to mutilation,
That we no longer flinch or shed a tear!

Bridge 1:
Well, they say, "If you don't like it,
You can simply turn it off."
But this crazy kind of logic
Doesn't hardly cut the stuff!
It's like saying, "Give up water
If the taste is hard to bear."
Or, "If there's air pollution,
"Well, then just don't breathe the air!"

Verse 3:
Just to look at this garbage
Ought to tear you apart,
All the crime and the carnage
That's fillin' our hearts.

Talk about world pollution,
Let me take this time to state my case: [Psychic waste!]
We oughtta get more concerned
About the global threat of psychic waste!

Bridge 2:
I say, we gotta get mad about it!
[Mad about it!]
We oughtta be cryin' about it!
[Cryin' about it!]

From out of California
Comes sights and sounds offensive to the taste;
[psychic waste]
Ah, every night in my livin' room
Some jerk is dumpin' tons of psychic waste!

We oughtta get more concerned
About the global threat of psychic waste!
What they're callin' entertainment
Amounts to nothin' more than psychic waste!
[Psychic waste!]

"PSYCHIC WASTE" (with chords)

Intro: (E)-(A)-(G)-(A)-(G)-(E)-(B)-(C)-(B)-(E)

Verse 1:
(E)There's a contamination
That's a wastin' our time,
What we call recreation
Is wreckin' our minds.

From (A)out of Cali(G)fornia
Come (A)sights and sounds (G)offensive (A)to the (E)taste;
(B)Every night in my livin' room
Some (C)jerk is dumpin' (B)tons of (A)psychic (E)waste.

Verse 2:
(E)They're doin' in the movies
What should never be done,
Showin' torture is groovy
As if it were fun.

We (A)want some relax(G)ation,
(A)All we get is (G)violence, (A)hate and (E)fear!
We get so (B)used to mutilation,
That (C)we no longer (B)flinch or (A)shed a (E)tear!

Bridge 1:
Well, they (A)say, "If you don't like it,
You can simply turn it off."
But this (E)crazy kind of logic
Doesn't hardly cut the stuff!
It's like (A)saying, "Give up water
If the taste is hard to bear."
Or, "(F)If there's air pollution,
"Well, then (B)just don't breathe the air!"

Verse 3:
(E)Just to look at this garbage
Ought to tear you apart,
All the crime and the carnage
That's fillin' our hearts.

(A)Talk about world (G)pollution,
(A)Let me take this (G)time to (A)state my (E)case: [Psychic waste!]
We (B)oughtta get more concerned
(C)About the global (B)threat of (A)psychic (E)waste!

Bridge 2:
I say, we gotta get (E)mad about it!
[Mad about it!]
We oughtta be (E)cryin' about it!
[Cryin' about it!]

From (A)out of Cali(G)fornia
Comes (A)sights and sounds of(G)fensive to the (E)taste;
[psychic waste]
Ah, (B)every night in my livin' room
Some (C)jerk is dumpin' (B)tons of (A)psychic (E)waste!

We (B)oughtta get more concerned
(C)About the global (B)threat of (A)psychic (E)waste!
What they're (B)callin' entertainment
(C)Amounts to nothin' (B)more than (A)psychic (E)waste!
[Psychic waste!]