Sleep Through The Static lyrics

Trouble travels fast

when you're specially designed for crash testing

or wearing wool sunglasses in the afternoon.

Come on and tell us what you're tryin' to prove.

'Cause it's a battle when you dabble in war.

You store it up, unleash it, then you piece it together

whether the storm drain running rampant just stamp it

and send it to somebody who's pretending to care.

Just cash in your blanks for little toy tanks.

Learn how to use them, then abuse them

and choose them over conversations.

Relationships are overrated.

"I hated everyone," said the sun.

And so I will cook all your books.

You're too good-looking and mistooken.

You could watch it instead

from the comfort of your burning beds

or you can sleep through the static.

Who needs sleep when we've got love?

Who needs keys when we've got clubs?

Who needs please when we've got guns?

Who needs peace when we've gone above

but beyond where we should have gone?

We went beyond where we should have gone.

Stuck between channels my thoughts all quit.

I thought about them too much,

allowed them to touch

the feelings that rained down on the plains

all dried and cracked,

waiting for things that never came.

Shock, an awful thing to make somebody think

that they have to choose pushing for peace,

supporting the troops and either you're weak

or you use brute force-feed the truth

is we say not as we do.

We say anytime, anywhere,

just show your teeth and strike the fear

of God wears camouflage, cries at night

and drives a Dodge pick up the beat

and stop hogging the feast.

That's no way to treat an enemy.

Well, mighty, mighty appetite,

we just eat 'em up and keep on driving.

Freedom can be freezing,

take a picture from the pretty side.

Mind your manners, wave your banners,

what a wonderful world that this angle can see.

But who needs to see what we've done?

Who needs please when we've got guns?

Who needs keys when we've got clubs?

Who needs peace when we've gone above

but beyond where we should have gone,

beyond where we should have gone?

We went beyond where we should have gone.

We went beyond where we should have gone.