Brave New World

Maggie picked a lotus blossom out of the pond They bulldozed the farm, now everything is gone It's a brave new world Looking in the future, looking in the past Looking in the mirror, nothing's gonna last Into the brave new world You listen to the music but you only hear the notes The meaning flew right past you like the Holy Ghost But it's a brave new world Everyone's distracted, nobody gets bored They all play the game but no one knows the score In this brave new world Picked up a newspaper out of the blue I wanted to see if there was something I could do In this brave new world Another dike has breeched, the water's rushing in The only option left is if I sink or swim Into the brave new world Loan shark, birch bark, better build another ark but You embark, there's no spark, leaves you sitting in the dark In a brave new world Big loans, cell phones, everybody's on their own Government is overthrown you leap into the unknown Brave new world Been pissing in the snow, etching in the sand The writing's on the wall, why can't you understand It's a brave new world The climate's changing fast, the earth has been condemned Damn all those tornadoes... Auntie Em... Auntie Em