Sleep Through the Static

Trouble travels fast when you're specially designed

For crash testin' or wearin' wool sunglasses in the afternoon

Come on and tell us what you're tryin' to prove

'Cause it's a battle when you dabble in war

You store it up, unleash it, then you piece it together

Weather the storm drain runnin' rampant, just stamp it

And send it to somebody who's pretendin' to care

Just cash in your blanks for little toy tanks

Learn how to use them, then abuse them, and choose 'em

Over conversations, relationships are overrated

"I hated everyone," said the sun

And so I will cook all your books

You're too good lookin' and mistooken

You could watch it instead

From the comfort of your burning beds

Or you could sleep through the static

Who needs sleep when we've got love?

Who needs keys when we've got clubs?

Who needs please when we've got guns?

Who needs peace when we've gone above

But beyond where we should have gone?

We went beyond where we should have gone

Stuck between channels, my thoughts all quit

I thought about 'em too much, allowed 'em to touch

The feelin's that rained down on the plains, all dried and cracked

Waitin' for things that never came

Shock an' awful thing to make somebody think

That they have to choose pushin' for peace, supportin' the troops

And either you're weak or you'll use brute force-feed

The truth is we say not as we do

We say anytime, anywhere, just show your teeth and strike the fear

Of God wears camouflage, cries at night, and drives a Dodge

Pick-up the beat and stop hoggin' the feast

That's no way to treat an enemy

Well, mighty, mighty appetite

We just eat 'em up and keep on drivin'

Freedom can be freezin', take a picture from the pretty side

Mind your manners, wave your banners

What a wonderful world that this angle can see

But who needs to see what we've done?

Who needs please when we've got guns?

Who needs keys when we've got clubs?

Who needs peace when we've gone above

But beyond where we should have gone?

Beyond where we should have gone

We went beyond where we should have gone

Beyond where we should have gone