The Glasses

Lyrics

[Verse 1] This young guy was 24 years old, maybe 25 And had been used and broken many ties in the time he'd been alive His heart since the beginning was compassionate and generous But then it just got dark when he saw people were so venomous His faith was damaged, used to believe he could save the planet But the fake would manage always to damage and take advantage Of his kindness and although he now seen the world was fiendish He dreamed about a means to screen people and distinguish So one night as he took a walk, his stress had reached its summit He saw a bag that had a bright light emanating from it His first response was to ignore it and keep walking past it Instead he grabbed and opened it up and found a pair of glasses Assuming someone lost 'em, he nearly choked with surprise 'Cause he couldn't resist the strong urge to place 'em over his eyes And as other people walked by, his insight became strong 'Cause he now could see through people's hearts each time he had 'em on [Chorus] With these glasses, he could see inside the conscience of the masses And pinpoint all the madness with exactness What he thought would bring him happiness brought sadness, these glasses These glasses, he could see inside the conscience of the masses And pinpoint all the madness with exactness What he thought would bring him happiness brought sadness, these glasses [Verse 2] So then he was astounded 'cause now he walked around with The ability to read hearts, by chance he finally found it The evil and detestable, deceitful and unethical Were all detectable as long as he had donned these spectacles He found people and tried 'em and every liar spiteful thought inside him There was no disguise, a fake smile that could hide him And with this strange invention, before a word is ever even mentioned He could look at you and tell you your intentions He knew who hated and who loved, family, friends, it mattered not who you was Before you spoke it, he knew what the truth was It shielded him from danger and half the time no person was a stranger Those who tried him became victims of his anger Now his own mind he was losing, emotionally it moved him Seeing collusion in the minds of loved ones who were out to use him It confused him 'cause even though this is what he desired The knowledge of private internal sheistiness made him tired [Chorus] With these glasses, he could see inside the conscience of the masses And pinpoint all the madness with exactness What he thought would bring him happiness brought sadness These glasses These glasses, he could see inside the conscience of the masses And pinpoint all the madness with exactness What he thought would bring him happiness brought sadness These glasses [Verse 3] Now he walked the city frantic, and those who looked like normal folks, he glanced at And saw that they were sick, perverse and rancid He felt like he was wrong, he started to take 'em off But he'd succumbed to a compulsive desire to keep 'em on So he freaked out on a whim and his hope for all humanity was slim So he started to pass judgement and condemn And the power of the glasses overtook him It shook him to his core so he decided to kill each person after lookin' With this self-controlled delinquent, he approached an older lady and without blinkin' She started telling him what he was thinking He was baffled, she grabbed him and said, "I don't mean to scare you But those glasses that you're wearing, though they're rare, I have a pair too But you were disobedient, abused the seeing power and got deviant But me I only used 'em when I needed it So this privilege you've lost it So even if you take 'em off, your view of people and their view of you will be distorted" [Chorus] By these glasses, he could see inside the conscience of the masses And pinpoint all the madness with exactness What he thought would bring him happiness brought sadness These glasses These glasses He could see inside the conscience of the masses And pinpoint all the madness with exactness What he thought would bring him happiness brought sadness These glasses