We like to think we know it all Solve the problems, make the laws Wealth has helped us build a state Made our lives much easier But did we want this after all Some say we were better before Are our minds and souls well Or are they too now up for sale On this blinded quest for glory We've lost touch with our inner needs On this rigid race for fortune We've trampled each other to death I'm a modern man With modern woes Filled with fear From head to toes Too much things And too little time Lock me up For my crimes Are we happy, are we sad Are we perfect, are we bad Out of sight and out of mind Are we deaf or are we blind At what point did we forget To cherish loved ones not neglect We want it all we want it bad So much that some of us become mad On this blinded quest for glory We've lost touch with our inner needs On this rigid race for fortune We've trampled each other to death I'm a modern man With modern woes Filled with fear From head to toes Too much things And too little time Lock me up For my crimes Who will we listen and who will tell Who still has a soul to sell This is a race that no one wins Still a race that everyone begins The funny thing about it all Is that we all know the score Even though we want to turn This thing will leave us burnt On this blinded quest for glory We've lost touch with our inner needs On this rigid race for fortune We've trampled each other to death I'm a modern man With modern woes Filled with fear From head to toes Too much things And too little time Lock me up For my crimes