Diminution (As the Boom Rolls Away)

There came a Boom from a darkened room Light reflecting on the silver spoons of the chosen, within the explosion They were fed upon the fatted calf Not a pebble ever placed in their path to impede them But no one could lead them Sound and fury finish, as the Boom diminishes They pledged allegiance and they said their prayers They hid from missiles under tables and chairs in the classroom Pinned moths in a glass tomb And leaders came proclaiming justice and peace Assassinations made their voices cease Just a lesson, the price of dissension Sound and fury finish, as the Boom diminishes What the hell did you think they would do? You set 'em up, then you turned them loose on creation, your civilization They thought their music and their two-fingered sign Would change the world in just a moment of time, but deflated They became what they hated Now they're all just doing their best Playing for whatever time will be left of existence Just part of the system Sound and fury finish, as the Boom diminishes Diminution holds sway, as the Boom fades away