Empty Causes
Lyrics and Songs by Bad Religion - Go back

Everywhere you looked there was confusion, violence, drama and drugs
So many righteous revolutionaries spouting utopian love
Everyone shrouded in purple haze
Then one day they woke up from their dream state
They found themselves no more at peace than before
Older, meek, and conformed
Empty causes
A blister for the soul, a fix for the mind
Empty causes
Cling to everything you find
Well, the shots rang out like popcorn and the Chief was hit and rushed
out of sight
The mohawk-chain leather brigade rejoiced maliciously on that night
Someone cried out "fuck the government"
His mates couldn't define what he meant
So no one gave him the time of day
And the scene died away
Empty causes
A war for the body, an army in the mind
Empty causes
Losing steam as time goes by
Could it be that everyone selfishly desires their own personal retinue?
And the causes are just manifestations of too much time and far too
little to do
Empty causes
Direction for the soul, conviction for the mind
Empty causes
Cling to everything you find
Empty causes
You've got yours and I've got mine