i was shocked and awed at your sign that read "go bucks" on the other side of a messages expressing your willingness for going to war.
and i guess i see how you'd be confused when the team colors on the tv news make long bombs and dropped bombs look the same.
and i know that the flames that burn to the roofs in the post-game riots
aren't half as bad as those that burn a world away
i'm just scared of our capacity for wanton violence
and all the things we're too afraid to say
i was shocked and awed at the time that you kicked me in the thigh as you rode by on your bmx bike as i was walking at night with my friend
and i guess i see how you'd relate someone like me with the things you hate
i guess i never really thought of myself that way
and i know that these issues of race and c**ture and economic power
are playing themselves out all over the place
i'm just scared of coming to terms with the part i play in it
and all the things we're too afraid to say
and i guess i see how you'd be confused when the team colors on the tv news make long bombs and dropped bombs look the same.
and i know that the flames that burn to the roofs in the post-game riots
aren't half as bad as those that burn a world away
i'm just scared of our capacity for wanton violence
and all the things we're too afraid to say
i was shocked and awed at the time that you kicked me in the thigh as you rode by on your bmx bike as i was walking at night with my friend
and i guess i see how you'd relate someone like me with the things you hate
i guess i never really thought of myself that way
and i know that these issues of race and c**ture and economic power
are playing themselves out all over the place
i'm just scared of coming to terms with the part i play in it
and all the things we're too afraid to say