Sickened by the Sight

[Verse 1]
It came slow, day-to-day, the sun just faded away
Lay awake watching shades of grey
They say they put a science probe in space to get the giant bulb replaced
But down here was a lonely place
You lose a bit of faith, the little days, the bitter taste
Some middle aged would simmer and burst out on the interstate
Tiny kids asking "where'd the moon go to?"
Well I told you, when the sun goes, it lose its glow too
Even those who celebrate the dark
They waited, breath bated, for the faintest of sparks
People interrupting meetings, screaming 'bout repentance
Well you're only here a second when they lead 'em out the exits
My kid will never see the sun, just read about the legends
And they can't feed the birds that even out the hedges
Stocks took a dive, crops had died
The scientists had lied, they couldn't fix the sky

[Verse 2]
All those folks needed that small hope
The water rushed, the walls broke
It was a big ball of candle wax, people couldn't handle that
The straw that broke the camels back, Christ, pull up your sandal straps
I don't remember who threw the first stone
Some hippy with student loans and earth tones
Some kid with the answers and none of the work shown
Or some church going busy body from a nursing home
The media ran with it, titanic mismanagement
Is the president equipped to handle it?
Well the press took a grim turn, he lost his seat mid-term
Replaced the cabinet right down to the interns
It all had blown out of proportion
And you couldn't see the light through the clouds of distortion
With nothing to look forward to, warnings on the news
Just waiting by the windows for the sun to come pouring through

[Hook]
We haven't seen the sun in quite a bit
At first we just made light of it
Now those delighted by the high are sickened by the sight of it
We haven't seen the sun in quite a bit
At first we just made light of it
Now those delighted by the night are sickened by the sight of it