all swelled with pride, your chest blown out   face the flag as you declare   "we are the greatest country in the world   richest, smartest, most advanced?who can keep up with us?"   and where has it gotten us?   take a look around   as miserable as we have ever been   violent, mean, pulling our hair out   as fourteen year olds march through metal detectors   bitter, unhealthy, empty   most dissatisfied of societies   my granddad weeps for the simple days   everything that you could ever dream of   five minutes from our fingertips   prettied, processed, packaged,   shipped right to your door   we need everything in every color   to feel that we抮e alive   we抳e got to brag to all the world   about all our toys   just like when we were five   i hear you chant   "everything is alright, it抯 gonna be alright"   as you rush to your night job   everything is gonna be alright   knuckles white as you grip your purse   you scream that things could not be better   as the flames lick at your face   and i抦 as fucked as anybody   the bright lights catch my eyes   i抦 as scared as anyone   the blood rains from the sky   we can抰 tell what we want from what we need   or which one matters more   it抯 all a spinning mobile   it抯 all a catchy lullaby   everything is gonna be alright   so suck your thumb