Tearing Everyone Down

I thought I'd begun to see a change
But the more things change, the more they stay the same
Backstabbing and name-calling, the trademarks of your act
You talk and talk of unity, divide with your attacks

I'd like to see a change, I'd like to see a change
I'd like to see a change, but I'm too busy
Tearing everyone down (whoa, oh, oh, whoa)
Tearing everyone down (whoa, oh, oh, whoa)
Go

All of us kids, we try to make a change
Some kids start a band, others start a zine
You no matter what your path
You throw a curve in what could be achieved
Then give up and move onto some other thing

I'd like to see a change, I'd like to see a change
I'd like to see a change, but I'm too busy
Tearing everyone down (whoa, oh, oh, whoa)
Tearing everyone down (whoa, oh, oh, whoa)

Take a break from your fights
Try to open your mind tonight
When you feel, then complete
Then we can tackle this society

You may not like everything in life I do
But that doesn't mean I'm not trying to change
The same problems as you

I'd like to see a change, I'd like to see a change
I'd like to see a change, but I'm too busy
Tearing everyone down (whoa, oh, oh, whoa)
Tearing everyone down (whoa, oh, oh, whoa)

Tearing everyone down (down), down (down), down (down)
Tearing everyone down (down), down (down), down (down)
Tearing everyone down