Schopenhauer in Berlin Watched the metropolis collapse to the village It's a sign of the time that we're in That we're thinking along the same line he did Climbed to the top of the bridge Where the white flag was raised in defiance Oh, it's a truth it's a loss it's a win It's a landslide Well you paid for my flu shot I'm immune, but my heart's not And I'm cold Well we blink Like the charge on a battery Blinking out together Open question ♪ Schopenhauer on the greyhound Drinking drain-o from an open container Saw the wisdom in keeping his gaze fixed on phone lines Schopenhauer spat his teeth out In the hopes that was collectively kinder On a night of drunken karaoke And young tired eyes And we dream We connect In communion Our slurred words spoken backwards The more we sing la la la la la la la la Registration documents Closed our eyes And passed out on the floor If we cling to the cold star Will we freeze together Open question ♪ Schopenhauer New York City Was conflicted in his hatred of Hegel But his arrogance conquered his pity And he flew out On the first flight his sister could find him And he slept all the way back to Tegel Where the landing lights threatened to blind him Till they blow out We can't sleep We got older We were cool Now we're cold and alone But we sing la la la la la la la la la Will our wild democracy Echo out forever Open question The universal will to survive With the population catalystic lies Please Remember Schopenhauer in Berlin was not a crime He had eyes He had eyes in his right heart