Generation Travesty (lyrics)

{Verse one}

They say paparazzi is the only news to watch for,

yeah, mtv's real great.

We don't know how to define the function of equations,

what do we need it for, anyway?

Cause' we're like an epizootic zoo,

headed for a catastrophic failure,

feeding off the hard-up sums of our parents' early days.

(Chorus)

So you think we're dumb?

You got no place to run?

The washed-out victims of a big decay?

No don't you pity us,

why not envision us,

with the money that you all threw away.

It was all about the tragedy which is nothing short of travesty.

It's always an emergency and now we're paying for your urgency.

{Verse two}

Bigger is better even when you cannot pay for,

the mixed messages they play.

I can't recall who caused the atom bomb explosion,

but since you were there..why..ask..me?

Cause' we're like an iron warship and we won't let no one in,

shooting down the free love the hippies worked so hard to win.

Neurotic, we can spell what you've been.

Global warning, the future you parade.

Kids, why can't you let us be.

Instead of living all your dreams, the red herring of population me.

(Chorus)

So you think we're dumb?

You got not place to run?

The washed-out victims of a big decay?

No don't you pity us,

why not envision us,

with the money that you all threw away.

It was all about the tragedy which is nothing short of travesty.

It's always an emergency and now we're paying for your urgency.

(Chorus repeat)

Instead of living all your dreams, the red herring of population me.

Copyright KJ Heier, 2011.