Every steak has its take
Every beer has its tear
Daisy cutters harvesting lives
The daily news says we’re all fine
Yeah, we are all fine …
T.V. preachers selling salvation
Kids in the corner buying fake sensations

I thought I just heard a girl screaming
I thought I just saw a man cry

I’m tired of playing innocent
When the real innocent has to pay
I’m just tired of pretending everything is all right
Just pull off this blindfold from over my eyes
‘Cause I want to see the truth
‘Cause I want to face the truth
The whole, naked truth

Dangerous thoughts implanted in brains
Raped innocence on the dunes of sand
The boys on the hill shaking dirty hands
Flag draped coffins in the pouring rain

There is a girl down on the floor screaming
There is a man on his knees crying in vain

I’m tired of playing innocent
When the real innocent has to pay
I’m just tired of pretending everything is all right
Just pull off this blindfold from over my eyes
‘Cause I want to see the truth
‘Cause I want to face the truth
The whole, naked truth

There is a girl in the spotlight singing
There is a man waving from the hill
There is a nation that just started seeing
There is a world ready to be healed ….