We get optimistic when we look to the sky
but the stars shine the brightest long after they die
this planet is polluted, our sun is burning hot
turning blind eyes we ruin our little blue dot
where both ice, snow, and plastic melt into the sea
come heathens and preachers won’t you sing along with me
The drums that we circle and the fires we light
keep our minds far away from the wars that we fight
we buy rumors of peace sold by pigs who can’t fly
while they steal our last dollars sending children to die
and we lie to each other saying things aren’t so bad
numb our pain with illusions kill to follow the fad
and so stocks can rise higher still more bombs have to fall
we don’t care who they fall on while we’re in mental thrall
We wave our flags along Main Street while we cheer the parade
all these wars blend together as our memories fade
there are rumors of peace spreading now and again
shocked to keep finding eggs but we’re feeding the hen
and she’s roosting at home now because we built her a coup
we sit plucking her feathers from safe on our stoop
and the sand storms are blowing, the straw house has collapsed
we’re addicted to fossils, everyday we relapse
Falling drunk off the wagon the red horse has run wild
calling demons and angels from broken phones never dialed
and a while and a smile and a pile of pills
and a soldier and sailor sit writing their wills
and the bills pile up and the cup has run dry
but the drone sends a teardrop from way up in the sky
and I’ll die in a moment please don’t cry at my grave
when the cops pull the trigger it’s too late now to save
lost souls saving coupons to buy milk that’s expired
they’ll kill you for ratings before you retire
There’s a choir of angels singing lies out of tune
the knife stabbed the fork and the cow licked the spoon
the moon plays second fiddle the sun is riddled with spots
the foundation starts to crumble as the empire rots
and the dots are connected start to figure things out
it’s all magic and morphine never have any doubt
Scream and shout at the lions as they chew on the lambs
we catch rats with the piper as the emperor shams
and the dams are collapsing and the levees have broke
and there’s plenty of blood now no matter the coke
and with bottles and mirrors they will cut off your tongues
while you’re holding your breath they will rip out your lungs
They will leave you uncertain fearing all that you see
afraid of boogeymen and scarecrows while they’re taxing your tea
and taking bread from your ovens and crops from your land
they’ll tell you to sit then they’ll tell you to stand
then they’ll hand you a bottle and you’ll drink till your dry
you keep baking them bread so more mothers can cry
as the bombs that you pay for turn children to dust
there’s more rumors of peace told from cities of rust
And we’re lusting for heaven but we keep funding hell
we keep chasing the dragon, tossing coins in the well
show and tell me you love me, tell me things are ok
tell me God is on my side at the end of the day
tell me lies, make me happy, make me want to believe
in the pie in the sky, do you think I’m naive?
I will grieve for our family dying near and afar
while you drink your next beer getting high at the bar
and our cars keep us shackled with a needle and a vein
we can never be free as long as we have this chain
blood and oil stain our conscience, acid rain stains the land
when they tell you to sit is probably when you should stand
and we’ll dance and we’ll dream
of a day that will never come
soitgoes1984 