What I know
I wish I could pretend
Like they do
If I could
I would
Smile &
Forget
& there's a child
Out on the battlefield
A pistol in each hand
He trades a kill for a meal
& it's oh, so surreal
& it's oh, so surreal
& there's a man
Standing on top of a hill
Screaming freedom for some
But all others must kneel
& it's oh, so surreal
& it's oh, so surreal
Apathy is so hip
Everyone's doing it
In your sterile life
In your sterile life
A little girl's lost
On the streets of L.A.
She complains about the sharks
But plays the part of the prey
& it's oh, so surreal
& it's oh, so surreal
& children
Will go to sleep hungry tonight
While our dumpsters overflow
With our careless delights
& it's oh, so surreal
& it's oh, so surreal
Apathy is so hip
Everyone's doing it
In your sterile life
In your sterile life
Apathy is so hip
Everyone's doing it
In your sterile life
In your sterile life
(Antiseptic ways)
I don't care
But I lie
Never feel
Never try
Empty people
Empty steeple
If all the oppotunists
& leaders of men
Were forced to fight
In the wars they begin
If we could starve the rich
& hurt the cruel
If we could take revenge
& leave it all in ruins
What would you do ?
What would you do ?
What would you do
If we did it to YOU ?
Apathy is so hip
Now, there's silence
Now like the lips of the dead
Now, there's silence
Turning inside my head
Smile & forget
Pretend like they do
Smile & forget
Pretend like they do
Apathy is so
Everybody's doing it
Apathy is so
Everybody's doing it
(& children
Will go to sleep hungry tonight)
I wish I didn't know What I know I wish I could pretend Like they do If I could I would Smile & Forget & there's a child Out on the battlefield A pistol in each hand He trades a kill for a meal & it's oh, so surreal & it's oh, so surreal & there's a man Standing on top of a hill Screaming freedom for some But all others must kneel & it's oh, so surreal & it's oh, so surreal Apathy is so hip Everyone's doing it In your sterile life In your sterile life A little girl's lost On the streets of L.A. She complains about the sharks But plays the part of the prey & it's oh, so surreal & it's oh, so surreal & children Will go to sleep hungry tonight While our dumpsters overflow With our careless delights & it's oh, so surreal & it's oh, so surreal Apathy is so hip Everyone's doing it In your sterile life In your sterile life Apathy is so hip Everyone's doing it In your sterile life In your sterile life (Antiseptic ways) I don't care But I lie Never feel Never try Empty people Empty steeple If all the oppotunists & leaders of men Were forced to fight In the wars they begin If we could starve the rich & hurt the cruel If we could take revenge & leave it all in ruins What would you do ? What would you do ? What would you do If we did it to YOU ? Apathy is so hip Now, there's silence Now like the lips of the dead Now, there's silence Turning inside my head Smile & forget Pretend like they do Smile & forget Pretend like they do Apathy is so Everybody's doing it Apathy is so Everybody's doing it (& children Will go to sleep hungry tonight) Explain Request ×
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