Turned Off

Have you ever listened to a song
A sad song, and felt, well, sad
Because you wonder if it really happened
And if it had, why did it happen
Why had the world pulled back a hand
And slapped them so cruelly
Was entertainment, amusement
The world's goal in it all
Was it sheer boredom
Could it be that the person
Deserved the pain they received
Because of a past wrong
That scared them, made them guilty
But I guess, it must not have been enough
Why wasn't it enough
Why is it an eye for an eye
A tooth for a tooth
Did it make a point to put that
On our fragile lives and broken souls
So we were constantly hurting
Maybe if we'd known better
We would have turned off the radio.