a few words about charlotte rampling. her jaded smile refusing to be impressed. she doesn’t care about my happiness. simple pleasures aren’t always the best. but she’s so understanding. like charlotte rampling. her knowing eyes and her willingness to undress. her little smile with just a trace of bitterness. she never asks how we got into this mess. she’s so giving. she’s so demanding. like charlotte rampling. but there’s a hint of disappointment. detected. a tinge of regret. it’s never more than she expected. she’ll take some handling. she can’t be shaken. she’s never loud. she leaves you standing. she’s the first face you see in a crowd. she’s so commanding. like charlotte rampling. but she’s so understanding. it seemed like such a good idea. at the time. say what you want. nothing to fear. at the time. it was all going smoothly. it was moving along. then johnny came to town and the experiment went wrong. used to think we had all the answers. at the time. used to think we might even cure cancer. at the time. we dug our diversity and we all got along. then johnny came to town. and the experiment went wrong. it’s all turned ugly. it’s all turned bad. can hardly remember all the hope that we had. we were drawing up a blueprint. we were building our world. but the promise has died. and it’s toes have curled. and all that we’re left with was the sad excuse. that we couldn’t change course. we’d have too much to lose. it’s a bitter refrain. of this sad little song. the experiment was going fine. then johnny came along. and it all went wrong. true north. would we lie to you. true north must be true. your direction is entirely up to you. plain sailing. plain talking. either one will do. if you’re looking for something certain. see if true north is still true.  hooray for the world. it’s all good news. if you know what to ask for. and don’t ask what you don’t want to know. men know what to ask for. they've joined the cause. they’ve got the cash. and the hair-dos. now all they need is the applause. so hip hip hooray.