Story Behind The Song
Originally written after a political assassination and sniper shooting, then upgraded to include global warming.
Song Description
Reflection on the mind of a person numbed by so much input that he becomes passive. It starts close to him with his lady friend, then his friend, then the larger world.
| Song Length |
3:05 |
Genre |
Rock - General, Folk - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Disturbed, Depressing |
Subject |
Numbness, Friend |
| Similar Artists |
Neil Young, Jethro Tull |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Seen Too Much (3:05)
I?m insensitive today,
Why do I act this way,
She?s only seeing part,
Of the thing I call my heart,
And she?s almost out the door.
But I?ve seen too much,
And I don?t react to anything.
Past pains of the heart,
Have torn me apart,
I?m numb as she walks to depart.
Yes I?ve seen too much,
And I don?t react to anything.
My eyes have seen it all,
My actions start to stall.
My best friend fell today
A video sniper?s play,
Who sought publicity,
For the things he failed to be,
Now his picture?s everywhere.
But I?ve seen too much,
And I don?t react to anything.
I watch TV,
Till a quarter to three,
Someone else leads a life for me,
Yes I?ve seen too much,
And I don?t react to anything.
My eyes have seen it all,
My actions start to stall.
I look at the world through the eyes of a man,
Who?s seen from heaven to hell,
And there on the screen is the world as it is,
As the videos add up to tell,
Children of the bomb, an assassin?s calm,
Streams of sound bites never end.
The earth is warm today,
The floods have moved this way,
The papers carry lines,
Of a new world that we find,
And the water is at my door.
But I?ve seen too much,
And I don?t react to anything.
I explain it away,
Intellectual play,
Silly news from a pole far away.
Yes I?ve seen too much,
And I don?t react to anything.
My eyes have seen it all,
My actions start to stall.