Underneath

I know that compassion is all out of fashion

And anger is all the rage

Grow up and give in to that cynical spin

That you see on most every page



We all know what's wrong with the system

And how the people are puppets and fools

And if they're not strong it will trick them

They'll get used up like factory tools

And kids just give up in those schools, yeah



But what is it really, that's keeping me

From living a life that's true?

When the worries speak louder than wisdom

It drowns out all the answers I knew



So I'm tossed on the waves of the surface

Still, the mystery is dark and deep

With a much more frightening stillness

Underneath, underneath, oh oh



And hopelessness always comes easy

But 'Easy' does not make it right

And courage can look past that surface

But fear will still put up a fight



And when I get scared and scattered

And I don't know where to begin

Why even care, it doesn't matter

Why fight when you know you can't win?

It's easier just to give in



But what is it really, that's keeping me

From living a life that's true?

When the worries speak louder than wisdom

It drowns out all the answers I knew



So I'm tossed on the waves of that surface

Still, the mystery is dark and deep

With a much more frightening stillness

Underneath, underneath, underneath, oh