Civilised?

Turned on the radio to hear

The tragic story of an boy of 7 years

Should be sleeping in his bed

Should be sleeping, but instead he's lying dead.

In a world where children lose their lives

Face the bullet, face the knife

Is this what we call being civilised?

Face the pain, it's all gone wrong

Who's to blame? It can go on

Can't rewind, what's done is done

When will we learn from the memories?

Face the pain, it's all gone wrong

Who's to blame? It can go on

Can't rewind, what's done is done

When will we learn from the memories?

What happened to our pleasant land?

Ignore the suffering, ignore the outstretched hand

That reaches out to us in vain

We are fortunate we don't end up the same.

In a world with nowhere left to run

Spiral downwards, damage done

Is this what we call being civilised?

Face the pain, it's all gone wrong

Who's to blame? It can go on

Can't rewind, what's done is done

When will we learn from the memories?

Face the pain, it's all gone wrong

Who's to blame? It can go on

Can't rewind, what's done is done

When will we learn from the memories?

In a world with nowhere left to run

Spiral downwards, damage done

Is this what we call being civilised?

Face the pain, it's all gone wrong

Who's to blame? It can go on

Can't rewind, what's done is done

When will we learn from the memories?

Face the pain, it's all gone wrong

Who's to blame? It can go on

Can't rewind, what's done is done

When will we learn from the memories?