The Greatest Generation

There's a lot that I don't know
About who I am
And where I came from
I always thought that I should blame you
But I understand now
That shit was painful
You and I we never spoke
But now I want know
Everything about you
I wish I'd asked
Before you'd gone
Cause now I will
Never know
Now I will
Never know

You left a wake of secrets
A father who could never keep his
Feet on the ground
Always searching for where he belonged
But it didn't bother me much
American Girl with no luck
Chip off the old block
Now they're saying I don't belong here
And honestly that's fair
But I really don't know
Where else I'd go
My generation
Lost in confusion
Desperate for a way to continue on
Desperate for a way to continue on

And everyone blames the youth
But can we recognize the truth
No kid does anything
Unless he's taught to
You normalized the violence
By staying silent
Tell me what's so great about that
And now here we are
We've come so far
And we're about to lose it all
Is this what you fought and died for
Have so much pride for
So we could one day watch the world burn
So we could one day watch the world burn