Bob Dylan: We Live in a Political World

Political World (1)
by Bob Dylan

We live in a political world,
Love don't have any place.
We're living in times when man commit crimes,
And crime don't have a face.

We live in a political world,
Icicles hanging down.
Wedding bells ring, and angels sing,
And clouds cover up the ground.

We live in a political world,
Wisdom is thrown into jail.
It rots in a cell, misguided as hell,
But no one to pick up the trail.

We live in a political world,
Where mercy walks the plank.
Life is in mirrors, death disappears,
Up the steps into the nearest bank.

We live in a political world,
Courage is a thing of the past.
The houses are haunted, the children are unwanted,
The next day could be your last.

We live in a political world,
The one we can see and feel.
But there's no one to check, it's all a stacked deck,
We all know for sure that it's real.

We live in a political world,
The cities are a lonesome fear.
Little by little, you turn in the middle,
You're never sure why you're here.

We live in a political world,
Under the microscope.
You travel anywhere, and hang yourself there,
You always got more than enough rope.

We live in a political world,
Turnin' and a'thrashin' about.
As soon as you're awake, you're trained to take,
What looks like the easy way out.

We live in a political world,
Where peace is not welcome at all.
It's turned away from the door, to wander some more,
Or put up against the wall.

We live in a political world,
Everything's hers and his,
You climb in the frame, and shout God's name,
But you're not even sure what it is.

(1) Bob Dylan, Oh Mercy (1989)