The harder we play
The faster we fall
When we think that we know it all
We know nothing at all

The letter arrives
Like a bolt from the blue
So what's left of your lives
All your dreams lost to you

Say it ain't [bad word] 
Say it today
When I open my eyes
Will it all go away

Say it's not [bad word] 
Say it's not real
Can't be happening to you
Can't be happening to me

It's hard not to cry
It's hard to believe
So much heartache and pain
So much reason to grieve

With the wonders of science
All the knowledge we've stored
Magic [bad word] for lives
People just can't afford

Say it's not [bad word] 
You can say it's not right
It's hard to believe
The size of the crime

Say it's not [bad word] 
You can say it's not right
So hard to believe
The size of the crime

Say...
Say it's not real
It could be happening to you

Say it's not [bad word] 
Say it's not right
It's hard to believe
The size of the crime

Say it's not [bad word] 
Say it's not real
It could be happening to you
It could be happening to me