Me & Mankind

I could fight, I could kill.
I could maim if I had the will.
I could burn, I could abuse,
I could stab, I could use.
Only one thing makes me sane, I don’t need to.


I could blow up cities, I could shoot down planes.
I could play all of those macho power games.
If I had a machinegun, I could blow you away.
If I had chains, I could make you stay.
Only one thing makes me sane, I don’t need to


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It’s mankind I’ve got on my mind.
It’s mankind I’ve got in my mind.
It’s mankind and sometimes,
It really blows my mind


There’s evil in me and there’s hate in you.
You could be me. I could be you.
‘Cause by a cruel twist of fate,
All our roles could reverse.
You could be insane. I could be perverse.
Only one thing makes me sane, I don’t need to.

‘Cause all the world’s in me, all the world’s in you.
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
You kept hostages, I filled the skies,
And we both kept on killing, despite all their cries.
Only one thing makes me sane, I don’t need to.

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I am the saint and the serial killer, walking hand in hand,
‘Cause I got heaven and I got Hell, all mixed together in my land.
I’ve got room for hate in my heart, and the taste of love on my lips.
I could put my whole being behind a punch, just as I could behind a kiss.

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And sometimes I think I’m going out of my mind,
‘Cause I got mankind on my mind all the time.
Yeah, it’s me and mankind.