Gilded City Lyrics

Everyday man in an

Everyday world

Ordinary job and an

Ordinary girl

They're sick and tired of us

Living out our lives

They don't want to kill the world, just

One man at a time

But it's okay

Because the TV says I'm righteous

When I let myself be the whore

Fighting in somebody else's war

It feels okay

When I strike people I don't know

There was blood pouring out his nose

But he was dressed up in the wrong clothes

Manufactured anger and a

Manufactured riot

No more silly games

No more peace and quiet

I'm not evil, I'm just

Living in the shadow of a lie

Waiting patiently for my

Permission to die

But it's okay

Because the TV says I'm righteous

When I let myself be the whore

Fighting in somebody else's war

We're standing in line

Like wide-eyed children in a revolution

Fighting for what is right

But losing our virtue

As we set fire to the night

But look around

The loudest voices that egg us on

Won't put boots on the ground

People are scared

And I saw you post it on your story

But it still feels like no one cares

I don't want to die today

And wake up tomorrow's news

It's chaos or the enemy

Why do I have to choose?

I'm not okay

But the TV says I'm righteous

When I let myself be the whore

Fighting in somebody else's war

It feels okay

When I strike people I don't know

There was blood pouring out his nose

But he was dressed up in the wrong clothes

It's not okay

Another body is going cold

But if the hatred is this much fun

I'm afraid that this war will never be done

Never be done

Never be done

Never be done

Never be done