I wish I didn't know

What I know



I wish I could pretend

Like they do



If I could

I would



Smile &

Forget



& there's a child

Out on the battlefield



A pistol in each hand

He trades a kill for a meal



& it's oh, so surreal

& it's oh, so surreal



& there's a man

Standing on top of a hill



Screaming freedom for some

But all others must kneel



& it's oh, so surreal

& it's oh, so surreal



Apathy is so hip

Everyone's doing it



In your sterile life

In your sterile life



A little girl's lost

On the streets of L.A.



She complains about the sharks

But plays the part of the prey



& it's oh, so surreal

& it's oh, so surreal



& children

Will go to sleep hungry tonight



While our dumpsters overflow

With our careless delights



& it's oh, so surreal

& it's oh, so surreal



Apathy is so hip

Everyone's doing it



In your sterile life

In your sterile life



Apathy is so hip

Everyone's doing it



In your sterile life

In your sterile life



(Antiseptic ways)



I don't care

But I lie

Never feel

Never try

Empty people

Empty steeple



If all the oppotunists

& leaders of men

Were forced to fight

In the wars they begin



If we could starve the rich

& hurt the cruel



If we could take revenge

& leave it all in ruins



What would you do ?

What would you do ?



What would you do

If we did it to YOU ?



Apathy is so hip



Now, there's silence

Now like the lips of the dead



Now, there's silence

Turning inside my head



Smile & forget

Pretend like they do

Smile & forget

Pretend like they do



Apathy is so

Everybody's doing it

Apathy is so

Everybody's doing it



(& children

Will go to sleep hungry tonight)