I wish I didn't know

What I know

I wish I could pretend

Like they do

If I could

I would

Smile &

Forget

& there's a child

Out on the battlefield

A pistol in each hand

He trades a kill for a meal

& it's oh, so surreal

& it's oh, so surreal

& there's a man

Standing on top of a hill

Screaming freedom for some

But all others must kneel

& it's oh, so surreal

& it's oh, so surreal

Apathy is so hip

Everyone's doing it

In your sterile life

In your sterile life

Apathy is so hip

Everyone's doing it

In your sterile life

In your sterile life

A little girl's lost

On the streets of L.A.

She complains about the sharks

But plays the part of the prey

& it's oh, so surreal

& it's oh, so surreal

& children

Will go to sleep hungry tonight

While our dumpsters overflow

With our careless delights

& it's oh, so surreal

& it's oh, so surreal

Apathy is so hip

Everyone's doing it

In your sterile life

In your sterile life

Apathy is so hip

Everyone's doing it

In your sterile life

In your sterile life

(Antiseptic ways)

I don't care

But I lie

Never feel

Never try

Empty people

Empty steeple

If all the oppotunists

& leaders of men

Were forced to fight

In the wars they begin

If we could starve the rich

& hurt the cruel

If we could take revenge

& leave it all in ruins

What would you do ?

What would you do ?

What would you do

If we did it to YOU ?

Apathy is so hip

Now, there's silence

Now like the lips of the dead

Now, there's silence

Turning inside my head

Smile & forget

Pretend like they do

Smile & forget

Pretend like they do

Apathy is so hip

Everybody's doing it

Apathy is so hip

Everybody's doing it

(& children

Will go to sleep hungry tonight)