[Intro] [whispered vocals] Where have all the good people gone? When will we stop burning each other to the ground? [chorus] This greed is getting out of hand [low vocal register] They treat me like I'm a number and not a man Where have all the good people gone? When will we stop burning each other to the ground? This greed is getting out of hand [low vocal register] They treat me like I'm a number and not a man Where have all the good people gone? When will we stop burning each other to the ground? This greed is getting out of hand [low vocal register] They treat me like I'm a number and not a man [Verse 1] Empty chairs at the table Names fade off the list Hands stay clenched in the sunlight Like we never agreed to this Every deal gets bigger Every need gets sold We trade our peace for a number Then we wonder why we're cold [Pre-Chorus] I saw a kid in line Handing out his last dime Somebody took the whole stack And never looked back Old man on the curb Said, "Son, it only gets worse" I kept my mouth shut tight But it burned all night [Chorus] Where did the kindness go? Who cut the rope so low? We keep breaking what we need Just to feed that greed [Bridge] Tell me, who gets rich When the good things break? Tell me, who gets fed When the whole world shakes? [Verse 2] [piano] You took my soul And you left me brokenhearted I just want it back 'cause that's where it started You left me down Down Down Down Down Down You put me out Out Out Out Out Out [Verse 3] I thought you were the answer The light at the end of the tunnel I didn't know you were the cancer That was gonna take my life from me Where have all the good people gone? When will we stop burning each other to the ground? This greed is getting out of hand They treat me like I'm a number and not a man Where have all the good people gone? When will we stop burning each other to the ground? This greed is getting out of hand They treat me like I'm a number and not a man Where have all the good people gone? When will we stop burning each other to the ground? This greed is getting out of hand They treat me like I'm a number and not a man [Bridge] The checkout line moved slow Face-down in our phones While the woman near the door Held a bag of eggs and more Two hands turned into fists One small lie, then this Now the whole room feels cold Like we sold our souls [Verse 4] Mothers counting the damage Fathers biting their tongues Kids learn hate from the headlines And the lie on everyone A hand reaches for mercy Gets met with a wall If we keep on taking more There won't be much left at all [Bridge] [clean vocal layers] Where have all the good people gone? When will we stop burning each other to the ground? This greed is getting out of hand They treat me like I'm a number and not a man Where have all the good people gone? When will we stop burning each other to the ground? Where did the mercy go? Who made the whole thing roll? We keep taking what we see Till there's nothing left to keep Tell me, who gets rich When the good things break? Tell me, who gets fed When the whole world shakes? [Pre-Chorus] Look at me Look at you We are the ones Who choose One more word One more hand We could still Make this land [Chorus] I don't want your empire If it costs us our name I don't want a table Set with ash and blame Give me one small answer Give me one clear sign That we can drop these matches And leave this mess behind [Outro] [whispered vocals] Where have all the good people gone? When will we stop burning each other to the ground? This greed is getting out of hand They treat me like I'm a number and not a man Where have all the good people gone? Where have all the good people gone? (gone) Stop burning each other down Stop burning each other down We can still turn back We can still turn back Where have all the good people gone? Where have all the good people gone? (gone)
