We live in a political world
Love don t have any place.
We re living in times where men commit crimes
And crime don t have a face
We live in a political world
Icicles hanging down
Wedding bells ring and angels sing
clouds cover up the ground.
We live in a political world
Wisdom is thrown into jail
It rots in a cellis misguided as hell
Leaving no one to pick up a trail.
We live in a political world
Where mercy walks the plank
Life is in mirrorsdeath disappears
Up the steps into the nearest bank.
We live in a political world
Where courage is a thing of the past
Houses are hauntedchildren are unwanted
The next day could be your last.
We live in a political world.
The one we can see and can feel
But there s no one to checkit s all a stacked deck
We all know for sure that it s real.
We live in a political world
In the cities of lonesome fear
Little by little you turn in the middle
But you re never why you re here.
We live in a political world
Under the microscope
You can travel anywhere and hang yourself there
You always got more than enough rope.
We live in a political world
Turning and a thrashing about
As soon as you re awakeyou re trained to take
What looks like the easy way out.
We live in a political world
Where peace is not welcome at al
It s turned away from the door to wander some more
Or put up against the wall.
We live in apolitical world
Everything is hers or his
Climb into the frame and shout God s name
But you re never sure what it is.

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