How many nights have you spent
Wasted away in regret
Wondering what is even possible
For someone like you
There's someone the world needs to know
Circle of your life needs to grow
But still you find yourself
Overwhelmed by free will
They say to stand for the irrational anthem
Throw yourself into the national tantrum
From dawn to twilight we fight to prove nothing at all
Singing a solemn requiem to the war of ideas
House of cards disguised as kingdom come
Passing judgment and biting thumbs
The dueling classroom divided
Into reds and blues
Searching for the antidote
By looking through a tragic microscope
Are we cynical and tribalistic
Are we sick
They say to stand for the irrational anthem
Throw yourself into the national tantrum
From dawn to twilight we fight to prove nothing at all
Singing a solemn requiem to the war of ideas
See, you can say, Oh, that wasn't me
Denying all your responsibilities
But please don't burst your bombs in my airspace
Honor old glory's fading grace
See, you can say, Oh, my God is a she
Her promised land is heavenly
But panic always follows those who lead
Your chains become heavier once you're freed
They say to stand for the irrational anthem
Throw yourself into the national tantrum
From dawn to twilight we fight to prove nothing at all
Singing a solemn requiem to the war of ideas