Modern Myth

I don't know why we treat this life
Like a creation of our own design
Pretending everything is under control
When actually, we're running blind
I hear that we're the highest form of life
In all the universe, ha, ha!
That's pretty easy to say
As long as you don't check it out first

And it's only a modern myth
(Just a modern, modern myth)
Yeah, it's nothin' but a pack of lies
(Just a modern, modern myth)
And we wind up lookin' like a bunch of clowns
(Just a modern, modern myth)
By thinking that we're wise
(Just a modern, just a modern)
And there's always gonna be some guy
(Just a modern, modern myth)
Tryin' to sell you the Brooklyn Bridge
(Just a modern, modern myth)
Don't be a chump, come on, wake up
Remember this: it's just a modern myth

I hear that people are basically good
And everything will turn out okay
I guess that fellas like Adolf Hitler
Just must have had a real bad day
Now you can choose to disagree
But one thing is very clear
We'd all be pretty depressed
If we got to heaven and it was just like here

And it's only a modern myth
(Just a modern, modern myth)
Whoo-hoo, nothin' but a pack of lies
(Just a modern, modern myth)
And we wind up lookin' like a bunch of clowns
(Just a modern, modern myth)
By thinking that we're wise
(Just a modern, just a modern)
And there's always gonna be some guy
(Just a modern, modern myth)
Tryin' to sell you the Brooklyn Bridge
(Just a modern, modern myth)
Don't be a chump, come on, wake up
Remember this: it's just a modern myth

Ooh, yeah
Whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa
Whoa-whoa-whoa

And there's always gonna be some guy
(Just a modern, modern myth)
Tryin' to sell you the Brooklyn Bridge
(Just a modern, modern myth)
Don't be a chump, come on, wake up!
Remember this, ah...

I hear it said that the Lord is dead
And faith is only a crutch of the weak
That must sound odd to the ears of God
Who's given us the tongues to speak
Now you can make up fairytales
Until your face is blue
But that won't alter the simple fact
That what is true is true

And it's only a modern myth
(Just a modern, modern myth)
Whoo-hoo, it's nothin' but a pack of lies
(Just a modern, modern myth)
And we wind up lookin' like a bunch of clowns
(Just a modern, modern myth)
By thinking that we're wise
(Just a modern, just a modern)
And there's always gonna be some guy
(Just a modern, modern myth)
Tryin' to sell you the Brooklyn Bridge
(Just a modern, modern myth)
Don't be a chump, come on, wake up
Remember this, remember this:
It's just a modern myth