path of least resistance lyrics

laughing at our existence, are the ghosts of our tortured past
as spread out in all directions, could the end be here at last
misleading the blind without a care in the world, giving into greed
we try to bypass every obstacle, just to acquire what we need
frustrated by the fact that we can't cvhange a thing, bombared by distractions obstructing the view
unable to assemble the necessary means for the life we know is true
if the presence of love and compassion, can't be willed into this existence
then we're to parish in this sea of dreams down this path of least resistance

pushing through the crowd, trying to stay ahead
it's hard to make a difference, when faith is almost dead
fighting against the current, standing against the trend
moving away from what matters most, defeated, a means to an end

as the skyline recedes for one more day, we step on the toes of our fellow man
hoping to get what we came for but the innocent blood can't be washed from our hands
corporate greed takes precedence over any basic human need
the hungry left starving in the gutters while politicians they plot and the scheme

pushing through the crowd, trying to stay ahead
it's hard to make a difference, when faith is almost dead
fighting against the current, standing against the trend
moving away from what matters most, defeated, a means to an end

compassionate one
where are you now