In this faltering nation In this faltering nation Nessa nação hesitante The future belongs The future belongs O futuro pertence To the children in school To the children in school Às crianças nas escolas There's something wrong There's something wrong Há algo errado Sixth grader on crack Sixth grader on crack Alunos no sexto grau em crack Handgun overflowing in his hands Handgun overflowing in his hands Revólveres em abundância em suas mãos Now he is just further demand Now he is just further demand Agora eles apenas exigem mais We search for the source We search for the source Nós procuramos a origem And still that child is left watching And still that child is left watching E ainda que essa criança que deixaste assistindo Inhumanity, bloodshed Inhumanity, bloodshed Desumanidades, derramente de sangue As the tele-violence feeds his head As the tele-violence feeds his head Como a tele-violência alimenta sua cabeça (Chorus) (Chorus) (Refrão) Only if he knew Only if he knew Somente se ele conhecia The consequence of greed The consequence of greed A conseqüência da cobiça A contious state of mind A contious state of mind Uma continuação do estado da mente T.V. is not reality T.V. is not reality TV não é a realidade Never a victim the role model said Never a victim the role model said Nunca uma vítima que o cargo de modelo diz Bang bang, the bad guy is dead Bang bang, the bad guy is dead Bang bang, o cara mau está morto Always a rockstar on eMpty T.V. Always a rockstar on eMpty T.V. Sempre um rockstar na "eMpty TV"* The lesson complete The lesson complete A lição completa Now the child has needs Now the child has needs Agora as crianças tem necessidade Of competition they bleed Of competition they bleed De uma competição que eles sangrem Oh beautiful for bills of green Oh beautiful for bills of green Oh bonita da lista dos verdes Nevermind spacious skies overhead Nevermind spacious skies overhead Nunca ocupou-se de vastas despesas gerais dos céus Bleed the earth and butter your bread Bleed the earth and butter your bread Sangra a Terra e manteiga no seu pão (Repead Chorus) (Repead Chorus) (Repete refrão) Chils turns on T.V. Chils turns on T.V. A criança liga a TV What dose he see? What dose he see? Em qual dose ele pode ver? Nature of man, dishonesty Nature of man, dishonesty Natureza do homem, desonestidade That child grows old That child grows old Essas criança cresce Story be told Story be told Histórias são contadas As he sits behind bars As he sits behind bars Como ele sentasse atrás do bar And his soul grows cold And his soul grows cold E sua alma crescesse gelada