“Peace on Earth”
a song by Kyle Kite
when i was a kid i lived in the suburbs
i thought tv was actual life
i dreamed of a laugh-track kinda future
where everything wrapped up clean and nice
and there was peace on earth
peace on earth
peace on earth
with every little heartbreak i collected
the picture got static-y and hard to see
there’s a quiet kind of bitterness in disappointment
it makes you forget that you forgot to believe
in peace on earth
peace on earth
peace on earth
a cynical voice screams like a siren
in every grave and news headline
it says, “justice is a joke and we’re all the punchline
and only a fool falls for the lie
of peace on earth
peace on earth
peace on earth”
i’ve grown too old for cynicism
and cheap answers on tv
but when i was a kid i was on to something
and i’ve still got two hands and this foolish dream
of peace on earth
peace on earth
(working for) peace on earth
peace on earth
(fighting for) peace on earth
(dreaming of) peace on earth
