[Verse 1]
What will prove to be our big mistake?
Short-sighted arrogance, all for what sake?
Our families to ashes, our ambitions to dust
Our progeny, in silence, thinking "what about us?"

[Pre-Chorus]
But don't forget the dance of neglect

[Chorus]
The march for empowering prosperity
The pain from loss and want for mere lucidity
Just maternal residue, and I was there, too
And maybe, so were you

[Verse 2]
When something is won, it comes with sacrifice
It's there beneath the joy, the glory, and pride
Rarely it's acknowledged, but in positive light
Consciously omitting the losers plight

[Pre-Chorus]
But don't forget the dance of neglect

[Chorus]
The craving for community that never was met
The longing for status and overture of regret
With no one to deter, pathetically unsure
Forgetting who they were