The Human Stain
[See the cemetery skyCarmine red and deepWatch the oceans rising highIts the human stain]
Talk about the growing hungerAsk why with deep concernDont you thinkthe human race is ceaselessly vain
But it hurts to be alive, my friendIn this silent tide we're driftwood passing byDont you wish you were a child againJust for a minutejust for a minute more
Hear the ticking of a clockThe sound of life itselfNo one really wants to dieTo save the world
Tell me that you're torn asunderFrom how we fail to learnAnd tell meas the earth goes underWheres your anger now
So it hurts to be alive, my friendIn this masquerade where all one day must dieDont you wish you were unborn againJust for a minutejust for a minute more
Tic tocThe ticking that could tear asunderThe beating from a heart of stoneThe lust of your divine prosperity
'Cause it costs to be alive, my friendAnd this life that someone merely gave to youThat's the price you payMinute by minuteYou beg for a minute more