As you try to settle in, to settle down, to settle skin It occurs never again might you feel settled So you try to empathize, you never can, but hey, you tried The greedy win, innocent die, and the scales stay level And your phoenix songs, they all sound so beautiful But there's 80 people gone, and I want heads to roll Shame on me, for thinking we'd be better When it comes to comfort, denial is the key Shame on me, in a week we'll all forget Add it to the stack of tragedy As you try to take a break, settle down, to shake a leg It occurs to scope out cover and the exits Any vet would say that's smart, but is this war or is it art? School and Syria and Country found a nexus And your good guy with a gun had best be white and best not run And we average one a day and I want heads to roll Shame on me, for thinking we'd be better When it comes to comfort, denial is the key Shame on me, in a week we'll all forget Add it to the stack of tragedy Add it to the stack of tragedy