I don't know why we treat this live
Like a creation of our own design
Pretending everything is under control

When actually we're running blind
I hear that we're the highest form of life
In all the universe

That's pretty easy to say
As long as you don't check it out first


And it's only a modern myth
It's nothin' but a pack of lies
And we wind up lookin' like a bunch of clowns

By pretending that we're wise
And there's always gonna be some guy
Tryin' to sell you the Brooklyn Bridge

Don't be a chump, come on, wake up
Remember this: it's just a modern myth


I hear that people are basically good
Ande everything will turn out okay
I guess that fellas like Adolf Hitler

Just must have ahd a real bad day
Now you can choose to disagree
But one thing is very clear

We'd all be pretty depressed
If we got to heaven and it was just like here


And it's only a modern myth
It's nothin' but a pack of lies
And we wind up lookin' like a bunch of clowns

By pretending that we're wise
And there's always gonna be some guy
Tryin' to sell you the Brooklyn Bridge

Don't be a chump, come on, wake up
Remember this: it's just a modern myth


I hear it said that the Lord is dead
And faith is only a crutch of the weak
That must sound odd to hte ears of God

Who's given us the tongues to speak
Now you can make up fairy tales
Until your face is blue

But that won't alter the simple fact
That what is true is true


And it's only a modern myth
It's nothin' but a pack of lies
And we wind up lookin' like a bunch of clowns

By pretending that we're wise
And there's always gonna be some guy
Tryin' to sell you the Brooklyn Bridge

Don't be a chump, come on, wake up
Remember this: it's just a modern myth