Bad Religion - The Defense lyrics
[Bad Religion - The Defense lyrics]
Nothing comes easier than madness
In the world today
Mass paranoia is a mode, not a malady
Yeah, I'd like to watch a thousand
Cable channels but there's nothing on
And my high speed connection's monitored
Daily by the Pentagon
These things are seldom what they seem
I'm not inclined to enjoy my dream
Won't go away
(No peace) No peace
(And no friends) And no friends
(We trace) We trace the mortal
Edge (With no defense) to state the obvious
This world is perilous for us
No sense (No sense) and no guide (No guide)
Ain't it beautiful to be alive? (yeah, right)
I won't resign before the struggle ends
So I'll construct this sound defense
We are the prey and culture is the predator
I'm running out of time
Where conditions are positional
Shadows of a doubt cast
Reluctance and depravity
There's got to be a way
To overcome this grim reality
Is there an option left for me?
I'm not immune to despondency there's no way
(No peace) No peace
(And no friends) And no friends (We trace)
We trace the mortal edge (with no defense)
To state the obvious
This world is perilous for us
No sense (no sense) and no guide (no guide)
Ain't it beautiful to be alive? (yeah, right)
I won't resign before the struggle ends
So I'll construct this sound defense
There's a signpost on the corner
And it keeps everybody safe
We were all made in the shade
And your mother's in the kitchen where she's
Patching all the cracks in the wall
We never had a care in the world
(No shade) Too much to sacrifice
(And no light) It's hard to recognize
(Just black) Traps to compromise
(And white) Obscuring deadly alibis
(My plans) It's combinational
(Designs) The pressure so intense
So I'll construct this sound defense
(No way) Nothing's plainer than the
Madness in the world today
(No sign) I must conceal myself and
Steal myself and break away
(No grace) I seek initiatives in matters
That are black and white
(No sense) So I'll construct
This sound defense
In the world today
Mass paranoia is a mode, not a malady
Yeah, I'd like to watch a thousand
Cable channels but there's nothing on
And my high speed connection's monitored
Daily by the Pentagon
These things are seldom what they seem
I'm not inclined to enjoy my dream
Won't go away
(No peace) No peace
(And no friends) And no friends
(We trace) We trace the mortal
Edge (With no defense) to state the obvious
This world is perilous for us
No sense (No sense) and no guide (No guide)
Ain't it beautiful to be alive? (yeah, right)
I won't resign before the struggle ends
So I'll construct this sound defense
We are the prey and culture is the predator
I'm running out of time
Where conditions are positional
Shadows of a doubt cast
Reluctance and depravity
There's got to be a way
To overcome this grim reality
Is there an option left for me?
I'm not immune to despondency there's no way
(No peace) No peace
(And no friends) And no friends (We trace)
We trace the mortal edge (with no defense)
To state the obvious
This world is perilous for us
No sense (no sense) and no guide (no guide)
Ain't it beautiful to be alive? (yeah, right)
I won't resign before the struggle ends
So I'll construct this sound defense
There's a signpost on the corner
And it keeps everybody safe
We were all made in the shade
And your mother's in the kitchen where she's
Patching all the cracks in the wall
We never had a care in the world
(No shade) Too much to sacrifice
(And no light) It's hard to recognize
(Just black) Traps to compromise
(And white) Obscuring deadly alibis
(My plans) It's combinational
(Designs) The pressure so intense
So I'll construct this sound defense
(No way) Nothing's plainer than the
Madness in the world today
(No sign) I must conceal myself and
Steal myself and break away
(No grace) I seek initiatives in matters
That are black and white
(No sense) So I'll construct
This sound defense