We live in a political world
Love don't have any place

We're living in times
Where men commit crimes
And crime don't have any face.


We live in a political world
Icicles hanging down

Wedding bells ring
And angels sing
Clouds cover up the ground.


We live in a political world
Wisdom is thrown in jail

It rots in a cell
Is misguided as hell
Leaving no one to pick up a trail.


We live in a political world
Where mercy walks the plank

Life is in mirrors
Death disappears
Up the steps into the nearest bank.


We live in a political world
Where courage is a thing of the past

Houses are haunted
Children unwanted
The next day could be your last.


We live in a political world
The one we can see and feel

But there's no one to check
It's all a stacked deck
We all know for sure that it's real.


We live in a political world
In the cities of lonesome fear

Little by little
You turn in the middle
But you're never sure why you're here.

We live in a political world
Under the microscope
You can travel anywhere

And hang yourself there
You always got more than enough rope.


We live in a political world
Turning and trashing about
As soon as you're awake

You're trained to take
What looks like the easy way out.


We live in a political world
Where peace is not welcome at all
It's turned away from the door

To wonder some more
Or put up against the wall.


We live in a political world
Everything is hers and his
Climb into the frame

And shout God's name
But you're never sure what it is.