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Insanity Humanity

from Still Life by Gen Why

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lyrics

Where do I begin?
You know our actions just leave my head swimming
Take a noose and tighten it, then wonder why we’re not winning
We might have good intentions, or at least we’re pretty good at pretending
I don’t think we have a clue, just how close we are to an ending

What’s life mean to you?
Is it just a joy-ride, passing through?
I wonder if you think about the girls and boys come after you
We seem to believe that we can spit on everything and we will continue to breathe
We must be nuts

Refrain:
The insanity of humanity
People are pretty nuts
The insanity of humanity
We trash it, then ask what’s the fuss?
People just can’t keep destroying this planet
and expect it to just keep supporting us
We must be nuts

F-fucking nuts, f-fucking nuts, f-fucking nuts, f-fucking nuts
F-fucking nuts, f-fucking nuts, f-fucking nuts, f-fucking nuts

We take what we want then throw it out
Then somehow we have our doubts
When people say “You’ve got to care”
We say “Why? It will always be here”
We trash the earth, then wonder why suddenly we’re saying goodbye

Refrain

We burn some oil, then wonder why
Suddenly it’s clouding our sky
Things are fine, or so it seems
Suddenly there’s a million pipe dreams
People start to get angry when you tell them
maybe we need to do things a little differently
We must be nuts

Where do I begin?
You know our actions just leave my head swimming
Take a noose and tighten it, then wonder why we’re not winning
We might have good intentions, or at least we’re pretty good at pretending
I don’t think we have a clue, just how close we are to an ending
Just how close we are to an ending
Please don’t let this be our ending

credits

from Still Life, released June 16, 2014
Lead vocals and rhythm guitar by Kai Reimer-Watts, with added vocal
harmonies by Mila Petkovic, lead guitar by JustLive, and percussion by Juan Santos. Written by Kai Reimer-Watts, 2012.

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Gen Why Toronto, Ontario

The name of our band, Gen Why, reflects the open question our generation and others to come are now being faced with of how we can best shape our future in the face of large-scale, rapid global change.

We hope our music will encourage positive change in the world around us, drawing attention to what matters: respect for life, love and the amazing human spirit that can transform our world. Enjoy! ... more

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