The Defense

The Defense - Bad Religion

Nothing comes easier than madness in the world today

Mass paranoia is a mode not a malady

Yeah I like to watch a thousand cable

Channels but there's nothing on

And my high speed connection's monitored daily by the Pentagon

These things are seldom what they seem

I'm not inclined to enjoy my dreams

Won't go away

No peace and no friends no friends no peace

We trace the mortal edge with no defense

To state the obvious this world is perilous for us

No sense no sense and no guide no guide

Ain't it beautiful

To be alive yeah right

I won't resign before the struggle ends

So I'll construct this sound defense

We are the prey and culture is the predator

I'm running out of time where conditions are positional

Shadows of a doubt cast reluctance and depravity

There's got to be a way to overcome this cruel reality

Is there an option left for me

I'm not immune to despondency

There's no way

No peace no peace and no friends no friends

We trace we trace the mortal edge with no defense

To state the obvious

This world is perilous for us

No sense no sense and no guide no guide ain't it beautiful

To be alive yeah right

I won't resign before the struggle ends

So I'll construct this sound defense

There's a signpost on the corner

And it keeps everybody safe

We were all made in the shade

And your mother's in the kitchen

Where she's patching all the cracks in the wall

We never had a care in the world

No shade too much to sacrifice no light it's hard to recognize

Just black traps to compromise

And white obscuring deadly alabies

My plans it's combinational designs the pressure's so intense

So I'll construct this sound defense

No way nothing's plainer than the madness in the world today

No sign I must conceal myself and steal myself and break away

No grace I seek initiative in matters that are black and white

So I'll construct this sound defense