awerysopelea - who made it complicated

Lyrics

[Intro] Dad— If machines can make twice as much why don't you work half as long? You said: “It’s complicated.” Who made it complicated? [Verse 1] You leave before the morning come home when I’m asleep They say the line keeps rising so I guess that means we’re free But if you put a hundred people in a room and let them choose More numbers on a screen or one more evening with the ones they love— What do you think they'd choose? [Pre-Chorus] You tell me that's not how it works there's more I need to know But if nobody made the rules— Where did all the rules come from? [Chorus] If almost everybody wants a little time, a little peace A safe way home and enough to eat Why does the world keep choosing what nobody would choose? Few decide Everybody pays Tell me— Who made it complicated? Who made it complicated? If we all want our children home who made it complicated? [Verse 2] There was a boy on television about the same age as me He held an empty bowl while food filled other screens I asked you: “Are we out of food?” You said: “No.” “Did he do something wrong?” You said: “No.” Then why is he hungry? [Pre-Chorus] You looked for better words I watched you look away You said: “It’s complicated.” Dad— Who made it that way? [Chorus] If almost everybody wants a little time, a little peace A safe way home and enough to eat Why does the world keep choosing what nobody would choose? Few decide Everybody pays Tell me— Who made it complicated? Who made it complicated? If we all want our children home who made it complicated? [Bridge] Dad— Put a hundred mothers in a room and ask who wants a war How many hands go up? Put a hundred children in that room and tell them who to hate How many know the answer before somebody teaches them a name? If I don't want to hurt them and they don't want to hurt me— Is there something wrong with us? Or is there something wrong with what we learned to be? You say someday I'll understand But I understand this much: I don't want somebody's father dead so I can call my father safe I don't want somebody's mother crying in another language It still means the same [Final Chorus] If almost everybody wants a little time, a little peace A safe way home and enough to eat Then maybe we're not enemies Maybe that's what we were taught to see Few decide Everybody pays So tell me— Who made it complicated? Wer hat es so kompliziert gemacht? ¿Quién lo hizo tan complicado? Qui a rendu tout ça si compliqué ? من جعل الأمر معقداً؟ Different words The same damn question If we all want our children home— Who made it complicated? [Outro] Dad? You never answered me. Few decide Everybody pays Who made it complicated?