They Live

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- Last place of employment? - Denver, Colorado.

I worked there for ten years ... but then things just dried up.

They lost 14 banks in one week.

There's nothing available for you, right now.

They use their tongues to deceive you. Venom is on their lips.

Their mouths are full of bitterness and curses.

The fear of God is not before their eyes.

They have taken the hearts and minds of our leaders.

They have blinded us to the truth.

Our human spirit is corrupted. Why do we worship greed?

Outside the limit of our sight they're feeding off us.

Perched on top of us from birth to death, are our owners.

They have us. They control us. They are our masters.

Wake up. They're all around you.

Sometimes when I watch TV I stop being myself. I'm a star

I have my own talk show Or I'm on the news getting out of a limo

All I ever have to do is be famous People watch me

And they love me

I never grow old, and I never die

Excuse me, do you need anybody?

- Maybe. - I've got my own tools.

This is a union job.

May I please speak with the shop steward, sir?

There's no sleeping on this site. Sleep somewhere else tonight.

Excuse me, when do I get paid?

Thursday.

Do you need a place to stay?

There's a place over on 4th street. They've got hot food and showers.

I don't like being followed unless I know why.

I don't turn up with anybody until I see where he's going.

They'll be serving food up soon.

This is Gilbert. Anything you need, he knows where to find it.

- What's in the pack, tools? - Yes, sir.

If you can use them, you can fix the shower over there.

Let's get something to eat.

- More? - Yeah.

I've got a wife and two kids back in Detroit.

I haven't seen them in six months.

The steel mills were laying people off. They finally went under.

We gave the steel companies a break. They gave themselves pay raises.

The golden rule: He who has the gold makes the rules.

If they close one more factory, we should take a sledge to their foreign cars.

- You should have more patience. - I'm all out.

The whole deal is some kind of crazy game.

The name of the game is: Make it through life.

Only everyone is out for themselves and looking to do you in.

You do what you can, but I'm going to do my best to blow your ass away.

- So how are you going to make it? - My chance will come.

I believe in America. I follow the rules.

Everybody has got their own hard times, these days.

You thought press-on nails would impede all the active things you do

We've got beautiful, natural-Iooking, easy-to-apply nails

There's seven different colors

Our impulses are being redirected

We live in an artifiicially-induced state of consciousness

Goddamn hacker. That's the second time tonight that asshole has cut in.

The movement began eight months ago by a group of scientists

They accidentally discovered these signals being sent

That thing's giving me a headache.

It must have taken him months to figure out how to do this.

The under-class is growing Human rights are non-existent

In their repressive society, we are their unwitting accomplices

Their intention to rule rests with the annihilation of consciousness

We have been lulled into a trance They have made us indifferent

We are focused only on our own gain

They are safe as long as they are not discovered

That is their method of survival Keep us asleep Keep us selfiish

- Keep us sedated - Blow it out of your ass.

- Choir practice was late last night. - The church lets us use their kitchen.

- Till four in the morning? - We care for a lot of people here.

The sleeping middle-class is suddenly becoming poor

We are their cattle We are being bred for slavery

- Not again. - We cannot break their signal

The signal must be shut off at the source

- I have a headache. - Me too, honey.

- What was that all about? - That idiot's licking his nuts again.

THEY LIVE WE SLEEP

There's nothing wrong with it.

Only a few seconds got on the air.

Forget about breaking their signal. They justjam us out again.

- Put the shipment out on the street. - It won't work. We've discussed this.

We have no other choice.

Robbing banks. Making our own lenses. We just can't reach enough people.

We've got to find strong people who'll work with us.

I'm just leaving. Your door was open. I just thought I'd close it.

- Neighborhood watch. - Let me touch your face.

Now your hands.

You're a working man. The revolution ...

- Let me show you. - Maybe some other time.

This world may have blinded me, but the Lord let me see.

You'll be back.

I've been hearing stuff on the street. Weird stuff.

An epidemic of violence is what they're saying.

I was talking to one old boy from San Anselmo.

He says up there they're talking end-of-the-world kind of stuff.

- What are they doing? - Shooting people, robbing banks.

A whole lot of people going crazy over some nutty dream they just had.

The truth is, this kind of shit happens at the end of every century.

It's just people afraid to face the future.

What's happening?

I was inside there. It's full of boxes and some kind of lab setup.

- What do you mean? - The singing is a tape recording.

Leave it alone, man. It's none of our business.

Gilbert is in there helping them.

I've got ajob now. I just keep walking the white line.

I don't bother nobody. Nobody bothers me. You should do the same.

The line in the middle of the road. That's the worst place to drive.

- I'll see you later. - See you later.

Step down. Easy. This way.

Now we cross the road. It's dirt here.

Go, go!

Frank!

Leave us alone. We know you.

''Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil.''

- Come and join the party. - You go with them.

Did somebody start WW III?

Oman's collection puts passion before fashion

Out goes glitter and in comes divine excess

The warm collection revels in freedom of expression

OBEY

OBEY

MARRY AND REPRODUCE

NO INDEPENDENT THOUGHT

CONSUME

BUY

OBEY

DO NOT QUESTION AUTHORITY

What's your problem?

What's your problem?

How are you today, sir?

Thank you, sir.

Here you are, sir. Thank you.

Are you going to pay for that?

THIS IS YOUR GOD

I don't want no hassle. Pay for it or put it back.

Sleep

Sleep

Sleep

She didn't even go to Lamas class.

I told her, for yourself and the baby, go.

- Did you go to Mary Ellen's? - She served tortillas! So dated!

- I'm so depressed. What do I do? - Go for it, man.

That's easy for you to say, you got the promotion.

The feeling is defiinitely there It's a new morning in America

The old cynicism is gone We have faith in our leaders

We're optimistic as to what becomes of it all

It really boils down to our ability to accept

- There are no limits - I figured on something like this.

Excuse me.

You look like your head fell in the cheese dip back in 1957.

You're okay. This one, real fucking ugly.

I take these glasses off, she looks like a regular person.

- I put them on, formaldehyde face. - That's enough, or I call the cops.

The cops? You need a Brazilian plastic surgeon.

I've got one that can see.

He's a tall, Caucasian male. Unarmed, wearing sunglasses.

I don't like this one bit.

Not one bit.

That's like pouring perfume on a pig.

Settle down. Where did you get those glasses?

- The tooth fairy. - I'll bet.

- We've got him. - Cut yourself shaving?

You look as shitty to us as we do to you.

- Impossible. - Don't make us splatter your brains.

You stumbled onto something here, but maybe we can all benefit from it.

Let's go someplace quiet so we can talk this over.

You bastards die just like we do.

I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass.

And I'm all out of bubblegum.

Near the entrance. Has a shotgun. White male. 30s. Long hair.

- Momma don't like tattletales. - Wearing sunglasses.

And who are you?

Come to show them where I am.

Drop it.

Drop it.

Beat it.

Take it easy. We're just going on a little ride.

Close the door.

Drive.

Not too fast.

They're gone.

- Just keep driving. - Where am I going?

- Are you married? - Yes.

- Please, don't lie to me. - No.

Live alone?

- Your place. - I'd rather not.

I'm afraid I must insist.

Hi, Holly!

- I don't know what you want. - Just quiet.

It's like a drug. Wearing these glasses makes you high ...

... but you come down hard.

- Things didn't turn out well today. - You're not the only one.

I'm sorry, but I needed you to get away.

You have two guns. You're not sorry, you're in charge.

We're in trouble. They're everywhere. You can see them with these glasses.

We're being controlled by these things and we've got to stop them.

I'll do whatever you want, just don't hurt me, please.

Listen to what I'm saying to you.

You're fighting the forces of evil ... that can only be seen with sunglasses.