S K A D R E A M - Jeff Rosenstock

They were picking up the bodies on TV

When I caught a reflection of you and me

Staring back at us while frozen on the screen

Crank the white noise and pretend that we’re asleep

That we’re asleep, dream, dream, dream, dream

They were separating families carelessly

Under the guise of protecting you and me

Jailing innocents, no hope of being free

Crank the white noise and pretend that we’re asleep

That we’re asleep, dream, dream, dream, dream

They were lining up the unsuspecting teens

For a violent moment of celebrity

Golden bullets blessed by lobbyist money

Splash a tidal wave of blood into your stream

Weaponizing what’s left of your empathy

Trapped inside a void that zeroes out the screams

It’s not a dream, it’s not a dream

It’s not a dream, it’s not a dream

It’s not a dream, it’s not a dream

It’s not a dream, it’s not a dream

It’s not a dream, not a dream, not a dream

It’s not a dream, not a dream, not a dream, not a dream

It’s not a dream, not a dream, not a dream, not a dream

It’s not a dream, not a dream, not a dream, not a—