Vicarious

Vicarious
Tool
10000 Days
(Lyrics from "The Tool Page" http://toolshed.down.net/lyrics/10kdayslyrics.php )

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Eye on the TV
'cause tragedy thrills me
Whatever flavor
It happens to be 

Like:
"Killed by the husband"
"Drowned by the ocean"
"Shot by his own son"
"She used the poison in his tea
and kissed him goodbye"
That's my kind of story
It's no fun til someone dies 

Don't look me at like
I am a monster
Frown out your one face
But with the other
Stare like a junkie
Into the TV
Stare like a zombie
While the mother, holds her child
Watches him die
Hands to the sky cryin,
"Why, oh why?" 

Cause I need to watch things die
From a distance
Vicariously, 
I Live while the whole world dies
You all need it too - don't lie. 

Why can't we just admit it?
Why can't we just admit it?
We won't give pause until the blood is flowin'
Neither the brave nor bold
Will write us the story so
We won't give pause until the blood is flowin'

I need to watch things die
From a good safe distance
Vicariously, 
I Live while the whole world dies
You all feel the same so
Why can't we just admit it? 

Blood like rain come down
Drown on grave and ground

Part vampire
Part warrior
Carnivore and voyeur
Stare at the
Transmittal
Sing to the death rattle 

La, la, la, la, la, la, la-lie (x4) 

Credulous at best
Your desire to believe in
Angels in the hearts of men.
But pull your head on out
Your head please and give a listen
Shouldn't have to say it all again 

The universe is hostile
So impersonal
Devour to survive
So it is, so it's always been ... 

We all feed on tragedy
It's like blood to a vampire 

Vicariously, 
I Live while the whole world dies
Much better you than I.

Discuss.

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When I first posted this last night, I was thinking of starting up a discussion regarding the content of the lyrics, mostly.

About how we, as a society, are desensitized to, and sometimes even entertained by the tragedy of others.

We will sit there and watch while bad things happen to people.

"It was 'Like a train wreck', I couldn't look away."

Why do you think accidents on the roads cause such a huge backup?

Like the song says, the only time we think twice about what we are seeing is when there is blood.

No Blood. No problem.