Paradise City

When I was young I wasn't your average kind of kid Apparently, I asked too many questions All I wanted was to fit in Mama told me I should try to make some friends But I just couldn't play with the lambs Or follow the sheep All running to get to the top of the heap 'Cause I could see the demons I used to hear 'em screaming Once they've got you There is no going back Rejoice and relax You can never go back All my heroes went insane Looks like I'll end up the same There's no hope for the free in paradise city But it sure looks pretty to me Every day, there's something new That makes me sick Apparently, I'm just too realistic And my lack of devotion's a sin Every day, the sky's a different shade of gray Waking up in a world That's only concerned with "how will you pay?" Not "are you okay?" I'm still seeing demons I can feel 'em breathing Once they get you There is no going back You can never go back You can never go back All my heroes went insane Looks like I'll end up the same There's no hope for the free in paradise city But it sure looks pretty to me ("And this world has room for everyone And the good Earth is rich and can provide for everyone The way of life can be free and beautiful But we have lost the way Greed has poisoned men's souls Has barricaded the world with hate Has goose-stepped us into misery and bloodshed We have developed speed, but we have shut ourselves in Machinery that gives us abundance has left us in want Our knowledge has made us cynical Our cleverness, hard and unkind We think too much and feel too little") Oh, what a world, hallelujah Oh, what a world, hallelujah Oh, what a world, hallelujah Oh, what a world, hallelujah Oh, what a world, hallelujah Oh, what a world, hallelujah Oh, what a world, hallelujah Oh, what a world, hallelujah Oh, what a world, hallelujah All my heroes went insane Looks like I'll end up the same There's no hope for the free in paradise city But it sure looks pretty to me All my heroes went insane Looks like I'll end up the same There's no hope for the free in paradise city But it sure looks pretty to me All my heroes went insane (Oh, what a world, hallelujah) (Oh, what a world, hallelujah) I'll end up the same (Oh, what a world, hallelujah) (Oh, what a world, hallelujah)