Bad Religion - The Defense lyrics

Nothing comes easier than madness in the world today<br>Mass paranoia is a mode not a melody<br>Yeah I'd like to watch all thousand cable channels but there's nothing on<br>And my high speed connection's monitored daily by the pentagon<br>These things are seldom what they seem<br>I'm not inclined to enjoy my dreams<br>Won't go away<br><br>No peace and no friends<br>We trace the mortal edge with no defense<br>To state the obvious<br>This world is perilous for us<br>No sense and no guide<br>Ain't it beautiful to be alive yeah right<br>I won't resign before the struggle ends<br>So I'll construct this sound defense<br><br>We are the prey and culture is the predator<br>I'm running out of time where conditions are positionnal<br>Shadows of a doubt cast reluctance and depravity<br>There's got to be a way to overcome this grim reality<br>Is there an option left for me<br>I'm not immune to despondency<br>There's no way<br><br>No peace and no friends<br>We trace the mortal edge with no defense<br>To state the obvious<br>This world is perilous for us<br>No sense and no guide<br>Ain't it beautiful to be alive yeah right<br>I won't resign before the struggle ends<br>So I'll construct this sound defense<br><br>There's a signpost on the corner<br>And it keeps everybody safe<br>We were all made in the shade<br>And your mother's in the kitchen<br>Where she's patching all the cracks in the wall<br>We never had to care in the world<br><br>Too much to sacrifice<br>It's hard to recognize<br>Just a compromise of purely deadly alibies<br>It's combinational<br>The pressure so intense<br>So I'll construct this sound defense<br><br>Nothing's plainer than the madness in the world today<br>I must conceal myself and steal myself and break away<br>I seek initiatives in matters that are black and white<br>So I'll construct this sound defense