You Know We're All So Fond Of Dying

It's a lesson in progress
 How far away can we go?
 Everything is progress
 As far as I know
 Take a life and make it something less, please
 Anything more than stupid tests
 And tests and tests and tests
 I found the answer to my selfishness
 Cry, cry, cry
 Please stop killing us
 (You know we're all so fond of dying)
 Please stop using us
 They'll never shut up
 Please stop killing us
 (You know we're all so fond of dying)
 Please stop using us
 It's an acceptable practice
 And I am loathe to say
 Snuffed out the wicks from a sea of candles
 Maybe Jesus could take it away
 Please stop killing us
 (You know we're all so fond of dying)
 Please stop using us
 They'll never shut up
 Please stop killing us
 (You know we're all so fond of dying)
 Please stop using us
 The carousel comes 'round again
 I cry and scream, but I pretend
 They're running down and I can't chase
 Or put that smile out of place
 Say it isn't so!
 Come, they come to take them all away
 But I'm not going home
 Come, they come to take my soul away
 But I'm not going home
 Cry, cry, cry
 And we hear them sing