It's hard enough to notice   Harder still to react   Just a stone's throw   From the center of our attention   We all fade to black      Save me from a villainous imagination   Deliver me from my friends   If I said something to make you mad   I will take it back      It's hard enough to stomach   But try to look away   Is this a news report   Or a trailer for a motion picture?   It all fades to gray      Save me from a villainous imagination   Deliver me from my friends   If I said something to make you mad   I will take it back      Long lines and warning signs   Think of all the lives   Saved by plastic knives   It's naive but make believe   We will never lose   If we remove our shoes      It's hard to keep your mouth shut   Harder still to make noise   But we can't have   The perfect 20/20 hindsight   That our fate enjoys      So save me from a villainous imagination   Deliver me from my friends   And if I said something to make you mad   I will take it back   I will take it back