The Day The World Turned Day-Glo - Lyrics - X-ray Spex

During their first incarnation , X-Ray Spex were âdeliberate underachieversâ and only managed to release five singles and one album. Nevertheless, their first single, "Oh Bondage Up Yours!", is now acknowledged as a classic punk rock single and the album, Germfree Adolescents, is widely acclaimed as a classic album of the punk rock genre.

I clambered over mounds and mounds of polystyrene foam Then fell into a swimming pool filled with fairy snow And watched the world turn day-glo, you know, you know The world turned day-glo, you know, uh oh I wrenched the nylon curtains back as far as they would go Then peered through perspex window panes at the acrylic road And watched the world turn day-glo, you know, you know The world turned day-glo, you know, uh oh I drove my polypropylene car on wheels of sponge Then pulled into a wimpy bar to have a rubber bun And watched the world turn day-glo, you know, you know The world turned day-glo, you know, uh oh The world turned day-glo, you know, you know The world turned day-glo, you know, uh oh The X-rays were penetrating through the latex breeze Synthetic fibre see-thru leaves fell from the rayon trees The day the world turned day-glo, you know, you know The world turned day-glo, you know, you know The world turned day-glo, you know, you know The world turned day-glo, you know, uh oh