The world itself consumed Man that's the only truth And what we loved was not enough Even though we wanted to I learned it sick in bed Mining golden vapors Regrets like charms laid end to end And other sweet divinities And this I learned and thus I gleaned And what we loved was not enough But kiss it quick and rise again Kiss it quick and rise again (The day has come when we no longer feel) There'll be war in our cities And riots at the mall Blood on our doorsteps And panics at the ball All our cities gonna burn All our bridges gonna snap All our pennies gonna rot Lightning roll across our tracks All our children gonna die All our children gonna die All our children gonna die Then the west will rise again And then the west will rise again So goodnight vain children Tonight is yours, the lights are yours If you'd just ask for more, then poverty and war (The day has come when we no longer feel)