so let’s burn a city down

burn a city down, baby

and don’t worry ‘bout the people

the living will forget their dead

the living will forget their dead

as they always have

.

what is life but someone else’s

something we tell them to keep

we can’t get our minds around it

those who do go back to sleep

.

again,

again,

again

.

so let’s blow a city up

blow a city up, baby

and don’t worry ‘bout the danger

ours will fade into the rest

ours will fade into the rest

‘cause they don’t care

.

what is life except to throw away

why recycle what we hate

just pretend there’s something better

we always fall back on fate

.

again,

again,

again

.

again,

again,

again

.

what is life but rags not riches

what is life but surface shine

what is life but cartoon magic tricks

life is drowning in red wine