The Glory and the Scum

We all live in unforgiving precarious ways
If it bleeds it leads
Is all we seem to hear today
Thorns remain while flowers fade
Monster, such a noble novelty
Monster, such a proper prodigy
Monster, it is all enrolled in you and me
Either wasteland or wonderland
Look at what we've done
Take a step back
Shake your head at what we have become
We're the glory and the scum
Monster, sewer of uncertainty
Monster, creator of entropy
Monster, it is all enrolled in you and me
Monster, polluter of dignity
Monster, glory and the scum are we
Monster, oh, the best and worst is all in me