Lyrics

The Modern World is a world gone bad
A world gone crazy, a world gone sad
A world full of cities goin up in flames
Some call it progress some call it change
Can't walk the streets without fear of crime
Can't breathe the air without fear of dying
And I'm crying

In the Modern World they can buy your soul
Mister, your Calvin Klein is just crowd control
Look at all your leaders on the emp-TV
Politicians pushin' People magazine
Searching for hope in the promised land, it's too late!
Yeah, and I'm crying

The Modern World's completely insane
The prince is a pauper, the sinner's a saint
The truth is an exile, way past it's prime
Riding the streets with the deaf and dumb and blind
Going Down, I'm tryin'
Going Down, I'm cryin'
Cryin' for the Modern World

The Modern World is a world gone bad
A world gone evil, a world gone sad
All you ever wanted was a piece of the dream
Now it's a nightmare, I hear you scream
Locked behind doors in the middle of the night
It's too late
And I'm crying

God knows when they rest my soul
Lay me down where the church bell tolls
Throw some dirt in my face
Scatter my ashes all over the place
Going Down, I'm tryin'
Going Down, I'm cryin'
Cryin' for the Modern World