[Verse 1]
Was there a time that we knew peace?
When all the children had a place to sleep?
When rhetoric was not enough?

[Verse 2]
Was there a time we weren't at war?
When we knew what our hearts and hands were for?
I don't believe there ever was

[Chorus 1]
It's always been a lie
A soothing lullaby
We'll soon be swallowed by the sea

[Verse 3]
Was there a time we looked around?
And do we really even want to know what's going down?
Well I think no one really does

[Chorus 2]
We'd rather close our eyes
Sing soothing lullabies
We'll soon be swallowed by the sea

[Chorus 3]
The water's rising now
And we will surely drown
If we don't turn around