The Picture Lyrics - Son Volt

Hurricanes in December-earthquakes in the heartland 

Bad air index on a flashing warning sign 

Bound for trouble-the picture is dirty 

We'll know when we get there 

If we'll find mercy 

Flotsam and Jetsam in charge of the agency 

Where truth gets twisted in danger of dissolving 

When war is profit and profit is war 

We'll know when we get there 

If we'll find mercy 

Certified minds exacting a toll 

Trying to fit a square block in a round hole 

A heart of darkness facing 1000 bloodshot eyes 

We'll know when we get there 

If we'll find mercy