Humankind Lyrics - John Wesley Harding

I've read that it's official 

That our love has solidified in ritual 

And all our sweet nothings melted into vitriol 

We eat it up, we chew it round, we spit it out 

But I doubt that we've got a lot to shout about 

The time has come, the bell has rung and now it's seconds out 

I'm just a man but I try to be a human 

I'm just a man but I try to be a human 

Now the inmates are in charge of the asylum 

All this silence, it will only lead to violence 

Now the inmates are in charge of the asylum 

Watch out 

I've seen the big oaks falling 

And I've heard the dying voice of England calling 

No vote is worth a damn, we're stuck here in our heartland stalling 

Her nerve is twice as cold as the icebox in my fridge 

I'd write you letters but she took away my privilege 

I'll be there at the auction just to see how high she'll bid 

I'm just a man but I try to be human 

I'm just a man but I try to be human 

Now the inmates are in charge of the asylum 

All this silence, well it might only lead to violence 

Now the inmates are in charge of the asylum 

Watch out 

They clipped my ticket but they took away the cinema 

Well now they just show films with things the way they think they are 

Some things may be black and white but not when there's a color bar 

You tell me not to throw it's only someone's policy 

I think you oughta know I'm sick of ideology yeah 

I'm gonna hide right now, will you clear up this mess for me? 

I'm just a man but I try to be human 

I'm just a man but I try to be human 

Now the inmates are in charge of the asylum 

All this silence, well it could only lead to violence 

Now the inmates are in charge of the asylum 

Watch out 

They're taking my humanity and they're trying to squeeze it out of me 

They're taking my humanity and they're trying to squeeze it out of me 

I'm just a man but I try to be a humane man