[Verse 1]
Just how much of this will you all allow
To go on?
What will it take for you to realize you're wrong?
Oh, so wrong

[Refrain 1]
He fought with him, who fought with her
Who denied the knowledge of what those altercations were
All the lies and the sighs
This was not so reassuring

[Pre-Chorus 1]
But all is well and all is merry
Even when the times are scary
Every generation is the same
Resulting in this fear illusion
Is a void that breeds confusion
Leading to a population tame

[Chorus]
I understand demand
And know there're no guarantees
But we've been built a world that's full of small victories

[Verse 2]
I've been waiting for a light to shine my way
Every day
No one understands a word of what I say
"Go away"
[Refrain 2]
"I rule the sun and all the stars"
Say the sons and daughters whose parents bought them getaway cars
To ignore inner war that is building up inside them

[Pre-Chorus 2]
From the mountains to the prairies
Everything is looking scary
But the lot around me feel no pain
They live their days in mass delusion
While I coddle my seclusion
Knowing that they're all laughing at Shane

[Chorus]
I understand demand
And know there're no guarantees
But we've been built a land that's full of small victories