Todd Rundgren - Temporary Sanity Lyrics
I had such great expectationsOf the worlds benevolenceOf benevolenceBut I prefer hallucinationscause they tend to make more senseThan experiencecause it was just another sneak attackOf temporary sanityIt was a pleasant stay, but now Im backFrom temporary sanityMy temporary sanityI began to grow dependentOn a thing called common senseIt was common senseBut my world grew so resplendentThat the strain was too intenseWithout self-defensecause it was just another sneak attackOf temporary sanityIt was a pleasant stay, but now Im backFrom temporary sanityMy temporary sanityThe pool spreads across the pavementWhere the sniper made him lieAnd he looks just like my youngestAnd Im watching him dieI must remind myself Ive seen thisIts all ancient historyOne long trail of twisted bodiesAs the strong crush the weakWe must be crazyWe are crazyThis is our natural stateAs our children die around usWe just sit here and waitFor a little temporary sanitySome temporary sanityTheres a chance that we would still get the pictureIf reality just came up and bit yaBut the news team would never report itBecause theres too much evidence to support itIf we were stupider, the problem would vanishBut our brains are much more than we can manageWe say we want something so bad we can taste itBut once we get it, then we turn round and waste itWe got a twisted fixation with marketplaceAnd every suffering soul is just another faceWe think were being manipulated from outer spaceIts the collective guilty conscience of the human raceWe get joyful when we look upon a lesser manA specimen that we can be sure that we are better thanThere is no shortage of supply of pride and vanityThere is no other explanation but insanityYoure listening to prozacWhile the message goes unheardIts the final wordWe must be crazyWe must be crazyTheres no explanationSo we must be crazy
