[Verse 1]
This young guy was 24 years old, maybe 25
And had been used and broken many ties in the time he’d been alive
His heart since the beginning was compassionate and generous
But then it just got dark when he saw people were so venomous
His faith was damaged, used to believe he could save the planet
But the fake would manage always to damage and take advantage
Of his kindness and although he now seen the world was fiendish
He dreamed about a means to screen people and distinguish
So one night as he took a walk, his stress had reached its summit
He saw a bag that had a bright light emanating from it
His first response was to ignore it and keep walking past it
Instead he grabbed and opened it up and found a pair of glasses
Assuming someone lost ‘em, he nearly choked with surprise
‘Cause he couldn’t resist the strong urge to place 'em over his eyes
And as other people walked by, his insight became strong
‘Cause he now could see through people’s hearts each time he had ‘em on

[Chorus]
With these glasses, he could see inside the conscience of the masses
And pinpoint all the madness with exactness
What he thought would bring him happiness brought sadness
These glasses
These glasses, he could see inside the conscience of the masses
And pinpoint all the madness with exactness
What he thought would bring him happiness brought sadness
These glasses
[Verse 2]
So then he was astounded ‘cause now he walked around with
The ability to read hearts, by chance he finally found it
The evil and detestable, deceitful and unethical
Were all detectable as long as he had donned these spectacles
He found people and tried ‘em and every liar spiteful thought inside him
There was no disguise a fake smile that could hide him
And with this strange invention, before a word is ever even mentioned
He could look at you and tell you your intentions
He knew who hated and who loved, family, friends, it mattered not who you was
Before you spoke it he knew what the truth was
It shielded him from danger and half the time no person was a stranger
Those who tried him became victims of his anger
Now his own mind he was losing, emotionally it moved him
Seeing collusion in the minds of loved ones who were out to use him
It confused him ‘cause even though this is what he desired
The knowledge of private internal sheistiness made him tired

[Chorus]
With these glasses, he could see inside the conscience of the masses
And pinpoint all the madness with exactness
What he thought would bring him happiness brought sadness
These glasses
These glasses, he could see inside the conscience of the masses
And pinpoint all the madness with exactness
What he thought would bring him happiness brought sadness
These glasses
[Verse 3]
Now he walked the city frantic
And those who looked like normal folks he glanced at
And saw that they were sick, perverse and rancid
He felt like he was wrong, he started to take ‘em off
But he’d succumbed to a compulsive desire to keep ‘em on
So he freaked out on a whim and his hope for all humanity was slim
So he started to pass judgement and condemn
And the power of the glasses overtook him
It shook him to his core so he decided to kill each person after lookin’
With this self-controlled delinquent, he approached an older lady and without blinkin’
She started telling him what he was thinking
He was baffled, she grabbed him and said, “I don’t mean to scare you
But those glasses that you’re wearing, though they’re rare, I have a pair too
But you were disobedient, abused the seeing power and got deviant
But me I only used ‘em when I needed it
So this privilege you’ve lost it
So even if you take ‘em off, your view of people and their view of you will be distorted..."

[Chorus]
With these glasses, he could see inside the conscience of the masses
And pinpoint all the madness with exactness
What he thought would bring him happiness brought sadness
These glasses
These glasses
He could see inside the conscience of the masses
And pinpoint all the madness with exactness
What he thought would bring him happiness brought sadness
These glasses