Madman's Dream

I saw cities swallowed by the ocean

I saw children crying in the streets (whoa-oh-oh-oh)

Hundreds stranded on the overpass

Bodies rotting in the brutal heat (whoa-oh-oh-oh)

Cries for help fell on deaf ears

Five days passed, and no one came (whoa-oh-oh-oh)

Pointing fingers while the people died

I saw a nation hang its head in shame (whoa-oh-oh-oh)

Have I awakened deep inside some madman's dream?

This is not my country, this is not what I believe

Have I awakened deep inside some madman's dream?

I can barely recognize the place this used to be

Anarchy in the empty streets

The law dissolved like so much smoke (whoa-oh-oh-oh)

A dying prayer for the humanity

That washed away when the levees broke (whoa-oh-oh-oh)

Have I awakened deep inside some madman's dream?

This is not my country, this is not what I believe

Have I awakened deep inside some madman's dream?

I can barely recognize the place this used to be

A year went by, and nothing changed

No justice left for the destitute (whoa-oh-oh-oh)

Abandoned cities, abandoned souls

Tomorrow's dream is yesterday's news (whoa-oh-oh-oh)

Have I awakened deep inside some madman's dream?

This is not my country, this is not what I believe

Have I awakened deep inside some madman's dream?

I can barely recognize the place this used to be