The Banality of Evil

I've got me a badge

A bright shiny badge

I'm painting the crest in yellow and blue

I've got me a club

An exclusive club

It doesn't include a place for you

Hey…..hello neighbour

Hey…..hello neighbour, right you are

It's in the way that you walk

All of the changes, all the mistakes

In the demands you constantly make

It's in the way that you grieve

All of the loss

You don't know when you're better off

Or at what cost

You've got it good

The banality of evil

Benevolent mother

Smother the child

The benefactors are in denial

Hey…..hello neighbour

Hey…..hello neighbour, right you are

There was a time

Not so long ago

I was master of everything I surveyed

Yes, there was a time

We did it my way

We'll do things my way

Benevolent mother

Smother the child

The perpetrators are in denial

The banality of evil

King of the castle

Room at the top

Off with their heads

Chop 'em off

The banality of evil

Benevolent mother

Smother the child

The benefactors are in denial

The banality of evil

King of the castle

Room at the top

Off with their heads

Chop 'em off

Hey…..hello neighbour

I don't believe in what you believe

You skin is filthy

And your gods don't look like god to me

But I want to touch you

Now that isn't right

No, that can't be right

But I want to touch you

You're leading me on I know it

Hey…

King of the castle

More room at the top

All sorts allowed

Now the gloves are off

Hey….hello neighbour

Benevolent mother

Smother the child

The benefactors are in denial

The banality of evil

King of the castle

Room at the top

Off with their heads

Chop 'em off

The banality of evil

Benevolent mother

Smother the child

The perpetrators are in denial

The banality of evil

King of the castle

Room at the top

Off with their heads

Chop 'em off

The banality of evil