Generation Lost

Getting trampled under boots of progress Ignore the pleading of the nameless faces Now with (our backs) against the wall How long 'til we fall? Do away with all the underprivileged Demographic doesn't fit your image Turn your (blind eye) when duty calls How long 'til we fall? (In with the new) this is something that you can't ignore (In with the new) a simple thing worth fighting for (In with the new) 'cause now they're tearing down our doors Oh, so she screams out the window, "I've had it up to here So sick and tired of wondering where I'll be next year" Caring less about the homeless millions All the petty problems that go with them Reap the (profit) that reaps thier lives And tell me that it's fine Throw them out and call it relocation Lower-income housing, quick solution (A generation lost) (In with the new) this is something that you can't ignore (In with the new) a simple thing worth fighting for (In with the new) 'cause now they're tearing down our doors Oh, so she screams out the window, "I've had it up to here So sick and tired of wondering where I'll be next year" Now in the whirlwind of my life Is where you presently reside Can I pretend you don't exist? Maybe just for ten more minutes? My heart's been broken into two And rusted from years of disuse So will you place upon it your hands And will you help it beat again? Now in the whirlwinds of my life Is where you presently reside Can I pretend you don't exist? Maybe just for ten more minutes? My heart's been broken into two And rusted from years of disuse So will you place upon it your hands And will you help it beat again? It seems the whole world's turned on me (Bound and gagged) in the land of the free Let's talk this over, this game is over In with the new, out with the old Hearts of the world have grown so cold This game is over, let's talk this over