Paradise City

When I was young
 I wasn't your average kind of kid
 Apparently, I asked too many questions
 All I wanted was to fit in
 Mama told me I should try to make some friends
 But I just couldn't play with the lambs
 Or follow the sheep
 All running to get to the top of the heap
 'Cause I could see the demons
 I used to hear 'em screaming
 Once they've got you
 There is no going back
 Rejoice and relax
 You can never go back
 All my heroes went insane
 Looks like I'll end up the same
 There's no hope for the free in paradise city
 But it sure looks pretty to me
 Every day, there's something new
 That makes me sick
 Apparently, I'm just too realistic
 And my lack of devotion's a sin
 Every day, the sky's a different shade of gray
 Waking up in a world
 That's only concerned with "how will you pay?"
 Not "are you okay?"
 I'm still seeing demons
 I can feel 'em breathing
 Once they get you
 There is no going back
 You can never go back
 You can never go back
 All my heroes went insane
 Looks like I'll end up the same
 There's no hope for the free in paradise city
 But it sure looks pretty to me
 ("And this world has room for everyone
 And the good Earth is rich and can provide for everyone
 The way of life can be free and beautiful
 But we have lost the way
 Greed has poisoned men's souls
 Has barricaded the world with hate
 Has goose-stepped us into misery and bloodshed
 We have developed speed, but we have shut ourselves in
 Machinery that gives us abundance has left us in want
 Our knowledge has made us cynical
 Our cleverness, hard and unkind
 We think too much and feel too little")
 Oh, what a world, hallelujah
 Oh, what a world, hallelujah
 Oh, what a world, hallelujah
 Oh, what a world, hallelujah
 Oh, what a world, hallelujah
 Oh, what a world, hallelujah
 Oh, what a world, hallelujah
 Oh, what a world, hallelujah
 Oh, what a world, hallelujah
 All my heroes went insane
 Looks like I'll end up the same
 There's no hope for the free in paradise city
 But it sure looks pretty to me
 All my heroes went insane
 Looks like I'll end up the same
 There's no hope for the free in paradise city
 But it sure looks pretty to me
 All my heroes went insane
 (Oh, what a world, hallelujah)
 (Oh, what a world, hallelujah)
 I'll end up the same
 (Oh, what a world, hallelujah)
 (Oh, what a world, hallelujah)