I hear it in the news, I hear it in the wind It's haunting her and it's catching up with him It's got me mad at you It's got you screaming at me It's got the devil laughing Got me on my knees And we reassure the children With a glance over our shoulder Meanwhile all the kids are wondering Are we ever going to be okay Cause we're not okay yet Are we really going to be okay Should we just pretend I want to believe, believe, believe The things I hear you say Yeah I hear you singing we shall overcome But we feel overcome We're not okay yet White men feeling their oats Cause God is on their side Yeah they're digging alligator moats A steady diet of rage and pride Monsters under the bed Monsters on the TV screen Ghosts of the anonymous dead Noise swallows up their screams And we reassure the children With a glance over our shoulder Meanwhile all the kids are wondering Are we ever going to be okay Cause we're not okay yet Are we really going to be okay Should we just pretend I want to believe, believe, believe The things I hear you say Yeah I hear you praying Thy will be done Are we ever gonna be okay Cause we're not okay yet Are we really gonna be ok Or should we just pretend Are we ever gonna be ok Cause we're not ok yet We're not ok yet We're not ok yet