It Seems We Just Need Sedation
(with a very large nod to Mr. Zimmerman)

four years of madness, four years of death
four years of cranky old men hooked on meth
the war is a profit, the stakes they are high
no one can answer when we all ask why
and the children lay dying
and the shoppers are buying
and there's no denying
it seems we just need sedation

blame is your mother and blame is your dad
sends you to your room when you have been bad
the vase remains broken from the rock that you threw
you had to do it, it was all up to you
and the shards bring on the crying
accusations are all set to flying
at last, there is no denying
it seems we just need sedation

oh, baby, the killing is part of the plan
to end with a bullet all that we can
the merchants of war all have holiday hours
potions and fire will protect all our powers
the floor is covered in sand
sweep it all up into the pan
tomorrow we'll do it again
it seems we just need sedation

oh mother, oh father, why can't we just go
the drought that's at home won't let anything grow
the temperature's rising, the storms bring no rain
are we in a hurry for the next hurricane
and the workers all ran away
and the sun is burning the hay
hard times are coming to stay
it seems we just need sedation

money is funny but not to the poor
show them too little, then show them the door
castles and condos all rise in the sky
they build them that way so you can't hear the cries
and the tv is on all the time
makes you laugh and afraid of the crime
pour some vodka and squeeze in a lime
it seems we just need sedation

the rich, they get richer, it's all that they know
their walls all get higher, they watch them all grow
if you mention this fact they point to the south
and the brown ones rush in and pour out of their mouths
and labor just has to be cheap
they can sew, but don't let them reap
let's burn them all in a heap
it seems we just need sedation

first you get worried, then you get sad
coping is hopeless when everything's bad
the terrors and monsters put you in a state
and you can't lose the hook once you've taken the bait
and you've fallen into a trap
time to wake up from that nap
time to stop all of this crap
it seems we just need sedation

when trains skip a track, when airplanes can't fly
we look at the reasons and find out the whys
and come up with answers and fix what we can
we don't run away or stick heads in the sand
we've got to fix what is broken
the truth has got to be spoken
or is life supposed to be token?
it seems we just need sedation

(repeat first three stanzas)
four years of madness, four years of death
four years of cranky old men hooked on meth
the war is a profit, the stakes they are high
no one can answer when we all ask why
and the children lay dying
and the shoppers are buying
and there's no denying
it seems we just need sedation

blame is your mother and blame is your dad
sends you to your room when you have been bad
the vase remains broken from the rock that you threw
you had to do it, it was all up to you
and the shards bring on the crying
accusations are all set to flying
at last, there is no denying
it seems we just need sedation

oh, baby, the killing is part of the plan
to end with a bullet all that we can
the merchants of war all have holiday hours
potions and fire will protect all our powers
the floor is covered in sand
sweep it all up in the pan
tomorrow we'll do it again
it seems we just need sedation

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Backstory: I went to Crooks & Liars and saw this and that's the backstory to these lyrics. I also read this posting.

Impeach Bush & Cheney.

Gore in '08.

(Gore in '08 Troll Prophlyactic: no, Gore's not perfect. Yes, he is the best candidate. Because I said so.)

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