The Herd - Pearl lyrics

Don't worry ma'am your child's going
To be just fine
Nothing more than a bruise and a scratch -
But, you know that happens all the time
Just like he's got to fall to find he
Can - take it in his stride, he can
Navigate his way through and
That's little more
Than a chink in the armour
Maybe he can be a mini-Hurricane Carter
Will he withstand yet more tribulations
Than his own father?
Nowadays hearts are rigid - a
Symptom of the world weary
The more information that the eyes get to
See the more they get bleary
Our children will inherit all this and
They'll say it's not fair
What we gotta deal with
Don't forget that it's your
Burden that we bear
This magnificent constant
Systematic disrepair is one trait that every
Single generation must share
And the oldies can keep their fond
Memories of the good old days
But, at the core of it
Well - maybe nothing's changed
These times have gotten pretty dark but
The sky didn't fall in
At least that where we're at now
Hope a little luck calls him
Oblivious to his resilience let alone ceiling
He knows as well as anyone he
Is one in 5 billion
For your offspring's health it's
Worth all those tears
But, I really think you can
Let go of that fear

I remember the good old days
No doubt it was a bigger place
It's a complicated rat race
It was simpler in my day
Yes burdens vary, and it's wise to be wary
Keep your perspective
Simple pleasures aren't for sale

Now the future seems a fine thing -
So bright that it is blinding
It can seem your destiny's so
Tight that it is binding
But put these new eyes in, kid
And see the world unwinding
Take the time to see the sights in -
Yo - there's nothing to be frightened of
'Cos night will follow day again and
Life is still the main event
Explain it - educate ya - it's
Mostly what you make of it
You're a first world resident - you're
Starting way ahead of them
You could rival Edison or
Invent a new medicine some parts of the past
Are fashionable - irrational
We focus on the contrast -
Less attention to the actual
What is right in front of us - it's
Not like there's no facts at all
One thing that this generation has never
Seen - and that's a war
They're clamping down for sure - yo -
But, it's still your stamping ground
Don't let them say it's all be done -
There's still all that's not been found
The dance doesn't end just because
They play the champion sound
There's bound to be a way to blaze
A trail up in this fancy town
Ideas are like hand-me downs -
And the memories get faded
So watch for the nay-sayers -
And the raining-on paraders
It may not be brave but it sure
Is new - same they gave us
So dazzle them as a way
Of repaying the favour