Enter Shikari - System… lyrics

There was a house in a field
On the side of a cliff
And the waves crashing below were just
Said to be a myth
So they ignored the warnings from
The ships in the docks
Now the house on the cliff is
The wreckage on the rocks

There was a house in a field
On the side of a cliff
And the waves crashing below were just
Said to be a myth
So they ignored the warnings from
The ships in the docks
Now the house on the cliff is
The wreckage on the rocks
Nothing could fix the
Building's flawed foundation
The scaffolding and stilts were
The laws and legislation
This house was doomed, but they didn't care
They'd invested in the system
That was beyond repair

When I was little
I dressed up as an astronaut
And explored outer space
I dressed up as a superhero
And ran about the place
I dressed up as a fireman
And rescued those in need
I dressed up as a doctor
And cured every disease

It was crystal clear to me back then
That the only problems that I could face
Would be the same problems that affect us all
But of course, this sense of common existence
Was sucked out of me in an instant
As though from birth I could walk
But, I was forced to crawl

So this is such an exciting times
(To be alive)
Our generations got to fight (To survive)
It's in your hands now, whose future?
Our future! Our future!