Is it just the system we grew up in?
Why do we always tune in when there's bloodshed?
So you say it's out there so we can take
So we can take action, here's what I say:

We'll drown in our own flood
If the violence we spectate gets into our blood
With blood on our minds
Soon our hearts will die

Is it just the system we grew up in?
Why do we freak out when they say there's a threat?
I wish we all could see that its a tactic.
Our will is made of iron, theirs of plastic.

We'll drown in our own flood
If the fear that they instill stays there too long.
With fear in our hearts
Soon our minds will die.