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)