Last Century Promise

Last century promised so much But look at us now when we are all grown up Last century promised so much But our heroes are all dead or corrupt Last century promised so much But our roles have all become outdated Last century promised so much And our ideas are all just second-rated As radical as we want to be no shame or anxiety in our dreams Playing the part of selling discontent but we are as real as it's going to get Last century promised so much Like cheap salvation through rock'n roll Last century promised so much Like a million new ways to save our souls Last century promised so much But here we are still waiting for some kind of reward Last century promised so much Cause here we are unsatisfied and bored But what did become of borrowed intellect and stolen pose Dismantling the power with the rules it sets but we are as real as it's going to get So we destroy ourselves every night With the intention of salvation in sight We know that this is all that you are going to see Cause we are as real as real can be We know all this feels fake And how much more of this can we take Cause essence is nowhere and nothing is real As radical as we want to be no shame or anxiety in our dreams Playing the part of selling discontent but we are as real as it's going to get But what did become of borrowed intellect and stolen pose Dismantling the power with the rules it sets but we are as real as it's going to get