Oberst - In the Embers Lyrics

Can't decide if paradise, is something I can hope to find out here
We're to polarized, a world that feeds on hatred and despair
It feels good to forget, but remembering has opened up my eyes
At first it scared me shitless, but now disbelief has given way, to focus, strength and self-restraint

We spread like cancer, now we're looking for answers
As the day fades away
False prophets and saviors, relieving us from our failures
In the end, it's all on them

Twisted ideologies, lying and apologies, like pigs rolling in the dirt
We're living on a sleeper, the pit is getting deeper, and it's filled with snakes

The only rule, is to rule, and they ruled them all
It's been quite a show, to see a world rise and fall

We spread like cancer, now we're looking for answers
As the day fades away
False prophets and saviors, relieving us from our failures
In the end, it's all on them

Burning cities, burning monuments
But strange enough
The temples seem to have survived without a dent
Begs the question
Did the problem start with them

Watch it burn, sit with me and watch it burn
In the embers, like a wounded worm, it twists and turns
It's disturbing, but I can't seem to look away
It fascinates me how a world is dying, and it won't see another day