20th Century Numbness Lyrics

I went to read my paper

It about blew me off the couch

But my 20th Century numbness

It shields me from the shock

Of all them people hurting

With their dying and distress

But thanks to my numbness

I could read the rest

I walked downtown today

And I saw a man get killed

But I figured it was only

A movie they was trying to film

The police car chorus was singin'

Of the violence and the blood

But my 20th Century numbness

It kept me from getting involved

I can't feel it

I don't even know it's there

If I see it

I really just don't care

If I hear it

I just get another dose

Of that 20th Century numbness

It keeps things

From getting too close

All my senses

Are either dulled or gone

Nothing is sacred

There is no right or wrong

All our values

Have received a lethal dose

Of that 20th Century numbness

It keeps things

From getting too close

And there's no shock

In what I see or hear

Nothing can penetrate

My conscience has been seared

Doctors killing babies

Little faces you won't see

But my 20th Century numbness

It pro it protects me

I can't feel it

I don't even know it's there

If I see it

I really just don't care

If I hear it

I just get another dose

Of that 20th Century numbness

It keeps things

From getting too close

Every day

I take a dose or two

Of the numbness

It helps me to get through

My marriage

My job

My friends and life

And my 20th Century numbness

It makes everything all right

I can't feel it

I don't even know it's there

If I see it

I really just don't care

If I hear it

I just get another dose

Of that 20th Century numbness

It keeps things

From getting too close