The Modern Age

Fast cars and a flashy watch

Twenty-five dollar wine and single barrel scotch

You worked hard for everything you got and that's a lot

Won't read no fiction books

Eating every dish that the government cooks

You kneel at mass when gravity pulls you in

The modern age is just what you needed

Your shoes all shined and your pants all pleated

You can buy your food with the money from your job

I ain't saying i'm better than you

I got pride in the things i used to know how to do

But i'm vain, self-destructive and full of regret

The deaf gods got turned around

Put birds in the sky and man on the ground

Put beauty into light

And blindness into sound

Windows on the wall

And sequins on the gown

Coals on the fire

And diamonds on the crown

Angels in the heavens

And demons all around