Normal Isn't So Nice Lyrics

I wonder why it always has to be

Everyone in stress and misery

The way we treat our sick and elderly

Shows what's going on internally

We are all to blame

The way we act is a crying shame

The pandemic showed us once and for all

Cruelty and selfishness is normal

Let's go back to normal

That's what they all say

We supposed to be hopeful

For that bygone day

Back to war, poverty, and workers on strike

You can look to the left, or look to the right

Normal isn't so nice

Since we talking 'bout society

How many of us live with empathy

Either we workin' and bustin' tail for self

Or we're laughing at the pain of someone else

I say we are cruel

I don't mean to judge or take you to school

Jesus was a refugee yet you ball

They're bringing all the crime - let's put up the wall

So we going back to normal

Two mass shootings a day

How the hell is it normal

To be living this way

Don't get defensive - you know I don't tell a lie

You can look to the left, or look to the right

Normal isn't so nice

Covid brought an opportunity

To take a look at our society

If you look at a woman's right to choose

Or Eurocentric racism in the schools

You'll see we're not well

And the poor people are catching hell

It is not a privilege just to see

That what we call normal is misery

So let's go back to normal

Sending Branson to space

When I see that headline

You should see my face

The world gettin' hot

But our spirits are cold as ice

You can look to the left, or look to the right

I tell you normal isn't so nice

Back to war and inequality on the rise

You can look to the left, or look to the right

Normal isn't so nice