What's Happening?

I feel a certain despair in the world
It crawls up from these open fields of concrete
It impedes the air as if its main objective were to conquer our lungs
It runs like a waterfall from the eyes of a widow
And it burns a whole in my heart as she knew it would

Why must humans turn their vendettas against eachother?
I can only guess that our race is one of self-destruction
I can only guess that our race is run
I can only guess that our race is done

These tears are real, thanks to those without hearts
Thanks to the way we manipulate ourselves and our safety
Thanks to the way we manipulate our "friends" and even strangers
To these and meaningless meanings, I say "no thanks"
Everyone seems to be missing that dream we all had
A dream that pushes us to be all we can be
A dream that pushes our abilities past their limits
A dream that meant something

How can he just drive off after what he's done?
How can she move on so quickly after what she said?
I thought so much better of people than this
How can I get back that optimism I recently lost?
I close my eyes as the coin is tossed