Efficiency of Commerce

It would be inaccurate to say that I was there But I was standing and watching from afar On the day that it all fell down On the day that it all fell down The people were rioting and screaming in the square They tore down the monument and dragged it down the stairs Of the royal capital hall On the day that it all fell down I'm not sure if this is what you meant when you said everything's fine But the streets are filled with tourists imagining the sublime But the image is inaccurate, the city's tearing at the seams And the locals feel so delicate, but they just keep walking There's a ghost of a building off in the distance Reflected right here by the news on TV I stand in between the two (Woah oh, oh oh) I stand in between the two And yeah the building is gone but its shadow remains It stretches for miles and miles on end It's moving right over my head Its darkness falls down upon me I'm not sure if this is what you meant when you said everything's fine But the streets are filled with tourists imagining the sublime But the image is inaccurate, the city's tearing at the seams And the locals feel so delicate, but I'll just keep walking Don't tell me I'm being cynical you don't know what I've seen The empty eyes and the wrinkled cheeks but I'll just keep walking Don't tell me I'm a pessimist cus my eyes know what I've seen Dry conversation on dry concrete but I'll just keep on I'm not sure if this is what you meant when you said everything's fine But my world is filled with people who just keep running 'till they die But their view of life is inaccurate in their big tie business suits And I guess I'm feeling delicate, but I'll just keep walking (Oh, Woah oh)