Vultures are circling, riding the thermals
Looking down for their next easy meal
Bankers and brokers, blackberrys blazing
Trying to arrange their next big deal
Markets are open, stock ticker's rolling, the money's the means to keep score
Look without seeing the world on the outside
Through mirrored glass on the ninety-third floor

News correspondents thrive on disaster
Another sick bastard, another sick crime
Politicians promise this time will be different
Give me your vote come election time
Drive-through mentality racing to somewhere we're certain we need to be
Soon as we get there turnaround quickly
Back on the road for the next place to see

Pick through the tatters of failed ambitions
Look for a pill to relieve the pain
Imagine we're slighted, dignity wounded
Carry a gun to relieve the shame
We don't learn from history, we're running in circles in ever-decreasing rings
Choosing up sides, facing our enemies
Losing the plot of the whole damn thing

Darwin and Dawkins point us to science
The righteous deny it and point to their gods
Banners exhort us to smite unbelievers
Teddy bear acts as a lightning rod
"Life's too short to drink cheap wine." I once read on somebody's wall
Down to the cellar, open the good stuff
Pour me a glass and make sure it's full