Before the War

It's hardly a utopia
With the crackheads and the whores
The zombies zonked on fentanyl
Sleeping in doors
Are these the days
Before the war?
A mass murderer in the Kremlin
A dodderer in the White House
The Middle East a slaughterhouse
Again

What
What are we heading for?
What
Would we be fighting for?
While there's still light
While there's still food
Water's still wet
And love is still good
This could all pass for
The good old days
Before the war

With laughter in my wrinkles
And a jingle in my stride
With the people of the earth
I am marching side by side
Towards Christ knows what
A chatbot took my livelihood
A rat moved in next door
My landlady's a Russian
Dressed in fake Dior
It could be worse

What
Should I be laughing for?
Who
Would this nightmare work for?
We're not insane
There's still sun, there's still rain
Death is still cold, love's still a pain
It still passes for
The good old days before the war

Yesterday I saw you
Drinking bubble tea
Wading in the Taiwan Strait
Waiting for me
Trying
To catch a wave
I used to watch your Tiktok
Before it was forbidden
You wanted me to envy you
I did
And then I didn't

What
What are we heading for?
What
Got into you all?
Have you learned nothing at all
From your previous downfall
The good old days
Before the war?