I was afraid of the silence, so I let the sirens go
I felt the same after I went to sign up, so I came home
I found a way to explain what I knew inside was wrong
Lifted the haze to a wasteland, a sign of the times to come
Ain't it strange? we're right back at the start
Safe to say a danger to our hearts
That dream I had America was so sad
Hate to say it but loving it is tearing me apart
Hey there's a train wreck inside us, a right to a life succumbed
They joined guerillas fighting, violent enlightened sons
Maybe the freedom you speak of ain't worth its weight in gold
Who's here to say we could change it? I am, I for one
Ain't it strange? that dream we had was farce
Painted faces to cover up the marks
This time will pass and I don't wanna look back
And be awaiting somebody to save us from the dark
Ain't it strange? we have every reason to depart
But we stay and give everything inside our hearts
There is a future where money doesn't rule us
But we make it and it's up to us to start