Under the Garden
No Use for a Name Lyrics

On a morning in November you were blinded by the sun
You were so preoccupied with your sense of security that you failed to see the problems of the outside world

In your place that makes you feel so safe from everyone
You are comfortably ensconced in your own little world, protected from the harsh realities that exist outside

You're totally oblivious to world poverty
You are completely unaware of the vast number of people who live in poverty around the world

Not affected by the millions that you don't see
You are insulated from the effects of poverty and other societal problems because you choose not to acknowledge their existence

And so we toast to opportunity and talk about the weather
We celebrate our own good fortune, but we refuse to address the larger issues that affect everyone else

Although we never look each other in the eye
We are uncomfortable with the truth of our own hypocrisy, so we avoid confronting it directly

We are paranoid and out of step with every word that we just said
We are so disconnected from reality that we cannot even agree on what we are pretending to believe

We all sound fucking crazy and no one can lie down in their own bed
We are so consumed by our own delusions that we make ourselves and others around us miserable

In a moment you will tell us of your own personal hell
You are eager to share your own problems as a way of avoiding the larger problems of the world

I'm starting to believe that everyone is for themselves
I am beginning to understand that most people are more concerned with their own well-being than with the well-being of others

We really don't have an eternity to make our dreams come true
Our time on this earth is limited, so we must be mindful of how we spend it

But thinking for tomorrow isn't in you
You are so focused on your own immediate needs that you fail to consider the long-term consequences of your actions

On my way down to the city I was looking out the window
I was trying to find some perspective on my own life by looking at the world outside my window

At some point you learned to look the other way
You have become so accustomed to ignoring the problems of the world that you no longer even notice them

We're so desperate it's dangerous, we basically have lost our heads
We are so overwhelmed by our own fears and anxieties that we have lost our ability to reason and to act in our own best interests

Responsible for nothing but taking credit where ever we can
We have become so consumed with our own self-interest that we are no longer accountable to anyone or anything

And so we live under the garden where we can hide
We retreat to our own little worlds where we can pretend that the problems of the outside world do not exist

And not smell the dregs of earth
We prefer to live in our own illusions rather than confront the harsh realities of the world

Beneath the sun of the same planet, inherit wealth, inherit dirt
Despite our differences, we are all subject to the same constraints of the natural world, and ultimately, we are all subject to the same fate