Smile for the camera
Make it seem like you’re alive
When in reality
You are without energy

Caught moments before disaster
Before the lightning strikes
We have a glimpse at what’s left
Before he died

No flash photography at the funeral
No cracking jokes or drinking wine
It’s your funeral, so make it worth my time

Smile for the casket
Make him seem like he’s alive
When in reality
He already died

They clap and cheer
As they watch her flames
To burn the witch
Is to become the same

Cheering on the looters
Business men cry
They’re glad we came
When the police arrived

A round of applause
For the newly deceased
They'll make it someday
But for now we’ll feast

Crying tears of joy
As the murders sprawl
Grab everything
And show off your haul

Never tries to make amends
The rules they break, they try to bend
Never wants a simple end
For without conflict, reprimand

Contort our beliefs
To mindless little thieves
Never would’ve grieved
Unless they’re part of me

Terrorize them till they break
Bomb them so they’ll stay awake
Make them bleed for heaven’s sake
Never wonder what’s at steak

The ****** of many
The death of the plenty
We blow up the married
For a peaceful contrary

I’m a changed man
I’m doing just fine
Just take me back
I’ve got nothing to hide

Then and now
Why and how
Now and then
How and when

Foolish little past
It gets in my way
All my friends
I must defend

Why?

I must defend
All my friends
Gets in my way
Foolish little past

How and when
Now and then
Why and how
Then and now

I’ve got nothing to hide
Just take me back
I’m doing just fine
I’m a changed man

The scent of the burning
The shock of it all
The man’s in the oven
The visions we call

Electrocution
In a tub of lost fears
We’re blinded by hatred
Yet still serve our years

The bestest invention
Since the slicing of bread
I wish I were happy
But now I am dead

It’s all the ideas
That rush through my brain
As a sigh in relief
I look back on the pain

A note in the toilet
A lock on the door
For if anyone saw me
They’d probably hurl

Once it’s plugged in
And once the bath’s full
I cannot give in
To this stupid life on an earth

I remember the days
And they drive me insane
Wish I could go back to them
But there’s no real way

Living life in the past
Never was as pretty as it seems
Ignoring the future and present
It’s a gift not worth being received

I remember the times
When everything rhymed
Everything made sense
And I took on the world

But now the world takes on me
It feeds off of me
It’s living off fear
And I’m the host

I’ll give back what’s borrowed
I’ll release my sorrow
Tomorrow

I’ll submit to dictators
I’ll pray for my creator
Sometime later

I’ll forget you ever
I’ll repent however
Whenever

Whenever means never
Later I’ll be gone
And tomorrow I’ll be wronged
It won’t happen
Forever