I've known you forever
You've known me for just one night
Can't you see I'm frightened
I don't want to say goodbye
So wrap your arms around me
let me sleep for evermore
That's the world that's out there
so please don't open up that door

They want you, they want me
they want things that should not be
robots of society
don't let them take my life from me
I don't want to be like you
I don't want to be like you

I don't want to scare you
I don't want to make you cry
but I think you've forgotten
you and I are going to die
So why just waste the hours
why pretend to be alright
Life is so uncertain
this could be our final night

I confess, I'm afraid
I don't want to waste away
And I have taken your advice
I even prayed to Jesus Christ
but I'm still down here dying now
I'm still down here dying now

I've been to the temples
to plead my case before the lord
"God I hope you're listening
won't you open up your door?
I am sorry father, if I have offended thee
but if you will not help us
then you are offending me

I know you, you know me
we've seen things we should not see
we've seen children lose their faith
and we've seen people in their graves
with no god to save them now
with no god to save them"

God is peace, God is love
but God's in heaven up above
Has he seen the tortured face
dying in the human race?
We should tear the whole thing down
We should tear the whole thing down

I've seen war, I've seen hate
I've seen murder, I've seen rape
I've seen children in the street
begging just for food to eat
yes I think we've seen enough
stop the world I'm getting off