Somebody Died

Somebody died
And many of the tributes
Don't seem all that sincere

They're talking about him
But they never really knew him
Their words are for them and not for him
And the ones he loved

They're thinking there is something they could get
If they could talk to someone at the funeral

Now that he's gone
And he will be sorely missed
But not by any of these
Smooth talking lips

Somebody died
And many of the tributes
Don't seem all that sincere

I know you feel important now
And it all fell apart somehow
It wasn't what you thought that it would be

Someone came along and told you
You could be a better you
Part of something bigger than yourself

But when the revolution's been and gone
And the blood's all washed away
You will long for yesterday

When your revolution's been and gone
And the blood's all washed away
You will long for yesterday

Somebody died
And many of the tributes
Don't seem all that sincere