Hello from a world gone mad

Hello from a world gone mad
Where everything's over the top
I guess it wouldn't be so bad
Except the thoughts won't ever stop

They pile up like cars on the highway
Spewing smoke into the air
Getting in each others' way
Distracted drivers do not care

A moment of silence please
For the ones that have gone
As soon as the last one shut up
Another one came along

Hello from a world gone mad
Where everything's over the top
Once I realized I was glad
And every form was just a prop

They fell around like flower petals
Opened to a brand new day
Turned transparent like diamonds
Sparkled as they flew away

Another quiet moment now
Of stillness and peace and joy
I looked into a reflection
And awoke the real McCoy.