Boyd Rice - Love Will Change the World (as The Boyd Rice Experience) lyrics

Love will change the world That's what we were told in the 60's Love will make you happy Love one another Love makes the world go round All you need is love We've talked of love non-stop for the last few decades Actually, the last few thousand years Where exactly has it gotten us? Are we one step closer to paradise? Hardly... Love hasn't stopped war, cured crime, or erased poverty Hasn't even come close Look for any sign of improvement and i guarantee you You'll only the most cosmetic of changes Window dressing Empty symbolism Thatcherist falderal Things are getting better all the time the love nicks a**ure us What about peace in the mid-east? What about harmony in south africa Sure, there's peace in the mid-east In between bombings And there's plenty of harmony in south africa If you're wealthy enough to live behind electrified fences and locked gates In reality, things have turned to sh** Social and moral decay is like an out of control cancer that has taken charge A cancer born of love If some people are actually stupid enough to believe things are improving It's only because their poor brains are so benumbed by love That they can no longer think straight Love.. Sickly love, brotherly love, unconditional love, cowardly love, keep love A love that says relinquish judgment A love that encourages acceptance at the expense of discernment It's no wonder people have imagined that things have changed for the better When in fact all thats changed is their capacity to accept any amount of sh**, unconditionally So the verdict on love is both bad and good The bad news is that love has turned the world into a sewer The good news is, people have learned to love the smell of sh**