Political World

We live in a political world

Where love don't have any place

We're living in times where men commit crimes

And crime don't have a face

We live in a political world

Icicles hangin' down

Wedding bells ring and angels sing

And clouds cover up the ground

We live in a political world

Wisdom is thrown into jail

It rots in a cell misguided as hell

Leaving no one to pick up the trail

We live in a political world

Where mercy walks the plank

Life is in mirrors, death disappears

Up the steps into the nearest bank

We live in a political world

Courage is a thing of the past

The houses are haunted, children aren't wanted

Your next day could be your last

We live in a political world

The one we can see and feel

But there's no one to check, it's all a stacked deck

We all know for sure that it's real

We live in a political world

The cities are a lonesome fear

Little by little, you turn in the middle

But you're never sure why you're here

We live in a political world

Under the microscope

You could travel anywhere and hang yourself there

You've always got more than enough rope

We live in a political world

Turning and a-thrashing about

As soon as you're awake, you're trained to take

What looks like the easy way out

We live in a political world

Where peace is not welcome at all

It's turned away from the door to wander some more

Or put up against the wall

We live in a political world

Every thing's hers and his

Climb into the flame and shout God's name

But you're not even sure what it is