State Of The Union
David Ford Lyrics

Sweet dreams all met with derision
Having hopes or aspirations is considered foolish by the society

This train, it was armed for collision
Our society is headed for destruction, and we are all along for the ride

It's a shame, it's a shame, it's a shame
Repeatedly emphasizes how unacceptable the current system is

Clap your hands in the sparkle and glitter
We are encouraged to be distracted by superficial things at expense of meaningful action

Shake your heads at the twisted and bitter
We recognize that things are wrong but feel powerless to change them and become disillusioned

Oh they don't know how lucky they are
Those in power fail to understand the reality of life for the common people

Foot down for the alienation
We feel disconnected from our own society

Look on as your love, its gets lost in translation
Our emotions and experiences are not understood or valued by the society

To a language that nobody understands
Our society has created a culture where communication is difficult

There are smiles as they erode and corrupt you
The system is designed to take advantage of people and turn them into something they are not

Of the great expectations you could never live up to
Society expects too much of people, and it is an endless cycle of failing to meet those expectations

We are lost, we are lost, we are lost
We are overwhelmed, confused and uncertain about what to do

Get you coat, 'cause the righteous are leaving
Those who want to do what is right are giving up on the system and leaving it to the corrupt and powerful

Cause they can't work out what the hell to believe in
We have been so let down by the system that we do not even know what to believe in anymore

No abandon, no heartfelt desire
We are taught to be apathetic and not to care about anything

No love could be worth getting fired
We are discouraged from putting anything or anyone above work and money

For real, it's surreal, it's so real
The reality of our situation is surreal and almost unbelievable, but it is all too real

So paint over the cracks and then cover
The system is designed to conceal or trivialize problems rather than solve them

What you thought was the worst ever pain with another
We are taught to ignore or dismiss our own suffering in the face of the suffering of others

And the first one, it always comes free
The worst things in life often start out innocently and escalate over time

How they love you so cold and so vicious
Those in power often use their influence to harm or manipulate those under them

With friends like these, well who needs politicians
Our true enemies are not just politicians, but also those who enable them and allow them to do harm

They tell you heroin takes like ice cream
We are offered false promises and illusions, such as the idea that drugs or other harmful things can make us feel good

Clever men know all that and all this
Those in power are often knowledgeable and cunning, but fail to use their abilities for good

And they will talk and they talk and the don't fucking listen
Those in charge pretend to care about our problems, but in reality, they are only interested in their own agenda

It's no life but God, it's a living
Our society values money and material success over true quality of life, happiness or spiritual wellbeing

Come on Jesus Christ, come back all is forgiven
We long for a savior or someone to come and make things right because we are hopeless on our own

Have no fear of the state of the nation
We are encouraged to be optimistic despite the obvious issues in our society

Let the facts have no bearing on public relations
Our society is focused on superficial image and spin rather than actual facts or solutions

What a model of Christian behavior
Those who claim to represent religious or moral values often act in ways that contradict those principles

Preach on with the message of "go fuck thy neighbor"
Religious and moral teachings are twisted to encourage people to be selfish and uncaring towards others

Watch your step by the crowd of fanatics
We are surrounded by extremist and dangerous people who pretend to be doing what is right

While they kill in the name of applied mathematics
Society has created dangerous and harmful systems that are justified by technical jargon and obscure justifications

Hate the system even though you invented it
We are complicit in creating the flawed system that we now live in, but we still hate it because of the harm it does to us

Go kill your brothers and claim self defense of it
Society encourages us to be violent and hurtful towards each other, and we justify it as self-defense or the right thing to do

Picking up all the secrets and tricks to being
We are taught to value power and influence over genuine connection and empathy with others

One of the guys whom the shit never sticks to
Those in power are able to avoid consequences and blame for their actions

Take you seats for the final calamity
We are bracing for the worst, most catastrophic outcome of our society's problems

Don't you look serious, hell, what can the matter be?
We have been numbed to the seriousness of our situation and cannot even comprehend the full extent of our problems

Another day and the rot's getting faster
We are accelerating towards collapse, and our problems are only getting worse and worse

And all the machines started killing the master
Our technology and systems that were supposed to make our lives better have turned against us and caused destruction