Granfalloon

Exceptional, unique, beyond compare
One only, stand-alone, unparalleled.
"You will not grasp our country with your mind"
It seems to me the poet said it right

Land of hope and glory and irrationality
The last one would be fine
but why it's always negative?
Time after time
We bury all our chances
For building something decent and profound
We just pretend
That we've got all the answers
Too bad our cheat sheet is nowhere to be found

Try to tell the bitter truth, reflect on what you see
And you'll become some kind of "phobe",
a public enemy
We are the best
Cause we have our traditions
Traditions we have kept for many years
We take our pride
In the mere fact that we have them
It's not important what they really mean

Mentality is based on two extremes
There're only absolutes and heresies
Just black & white and nothing in between
An elementary yet effective scheme

When you deal with audience but not society
Don't expect the people to display their skepticism
Keep saying "we"
And generate new dogmas
Approved by widely known authorities
If you insist
Like winking they will follow
Cause you're the one who's always on TV

I often hear them say
It has always been that way
We've always set the tone
In terms of holy souls
But my sharp eyes exist
For twenty seven years
And I haven't witnessed it
I haven't witnessed it!
I'm willing to admit
I see the opposite
The bar is moved downwards
The end is getting close

And I don't think
I'll ever have an answer
To the question about who should take the blame:
The ones who set
The limits to restrain us
Or those who are content with squalor we sustain