If we're the last remaining polar bears,
Then why do I see the bullets in the air?
They'll say "there's nothing here that interests us,"
And so they'll take from you what you love most,
They'll take away the pain.
The little girl who never woke,
Her parents blamed government and medical code
The little girl who barely spoke,
Sedation was all it took to take her life
At least it took the pain away.
This time I'll take good news first, so I can hold in that thought and
For a time believe that, this time I won't need it.
This time the bad news can wait until the clouds just fade away,
Oh I can't believe that the things that I'm seeing are real.
If I read the news from day to day, a pattern would form and give itself away. "Stop violence, discrimination, and earth decay"
But then they all say, "It's all for one or none at all"
With questions of who is right and who is wrong,
How can we take our pain away?
This time I'll take good news first, so I can hold in that thought and
For a time believe that, this time I won't need it.
This time the bad news can wait until the clouds just fade away,
Oh I can't believe it, not even to see it.
It wasn't that long ago when this world seemed so full
Of wonders, believers, sunflowers, and lovebirds.
This time the bad news can wait until the sun shines on my face
Oh I can't believe in the things that I'm seeing...
Fueled by dreams and nightmares about the nuclear age, Scottish experimental rockers rework music recorded for a BBC documentary. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 10, 2016
