Better Angels (Oh Our Nature)

So they came into being

Under a dying sun

Better angels of our nature

A job well done?

Don't look under the surface

Lying dead but dreaming

Better angels of our nature

'twas a dream worth dreaming

When all our wisdom has faded

All is said and done

Our good intentions are jaded, jaded

And all hope is gone

For the better angels

So the seagulls landed

On a dying shore

And all our hopes were stranded right there

Growing faint to the core

Yet the city's breathing

Forever dead but dreaming

Better angels of our nature

'twas a dream worth dreaming

When all our wisdom has faded

All is said and done

Our good intentions are jaded, jaded

And all hope is gone

For the better angels

When all our wisdom has faded

All is said and done

Our good intentions are jaded, jaded

And all hope is gone

For the better angels

Let us pray for the better angels

Ever praying for the better angels

Let's pray for the better angels