Hurricanes in December-earthquakes in the heartland Bad air index on a flashing warning sign Bound for trouble-the picture is dirty We'll know when we get there If we'll find mercy Flotsam and Jetsam in charge of the agency Where truth gets twisted in danger of dissolving When war is profit and profit is war We'll know when we get there If we'll find mercy Certified minds exacting a toll Trying to fit a square block in a round hole A heart of darkness facing 1000 bloodshot eyes We'll know when we get there If we'll find mercy