The Human Condition

THE HUMAN CONDITION

[VERSE I]
Another dawn...
The headlines bleed.

I see it on the news...
And right in front of me.

A prayer above a loaded gun.
Another flag. Another son.
They bless the steel. They preach of peace.
While mothers beg... on their knees.

[CHORUS I]
From this height, the human condition
looks almost beautiful...

In flaaaames!

They pass the blame from hand to hand,
till no one...
Left to blaaaame.

And I...
I don't look away.

[VERSE II]

She smiles, renting her flesh through the screen.
He feel like a god watching her obey.
The wheel spins red. I stake it all.
I watch us lose... and play again.

[VERSE III]

A child, a gift in careless hands.
A pawn in someone else's plans.
Some trapped by laws behind cold walls.
Some passed through homes... and endless halls.

[CHORUS II]

From this height, the human condition
looks almost beautiful...

In FLAAAAMES!

They pass the blame from hand to hand,
till no one...
Left to blaaaame.

[Low whisper, almost delighted]

And I...
I don't look away.\

[VERSE IV]

No time to cook, they break the seal.
Never ask what's in the meal.
They buy their joy in high-end things...
It fades right after the doorbell rings.

[BRIDGE I]

Their pain...

My entertainment.

Their downfall...

My satisfaction.

[Long silence]

I know it's wrong...

But I keep watching.

[CHORUS III]

From this height, the human condition
looks almost beautiful...

In FLAAAAMES!

I pass the blame from hand to hand,
and learn...
to hide my naaaame.

And I...
I never...
look away.

[OUTRO]

Some prey on others for their gain.
Some chase their joy through endless pain.
Some die for nothing... no one knows.
I watch it all...

From my couch.