This is a song tht is very motivating to me, I deal with many of the the feelings related, feeling that I'm fighting for something impossible and just wasting my time. The solution the singers give is to "Fight like hell", fight for it even if it's impossible. Then comes the second part, which is comes like a punch for me, which I like to so much: I tend to get very cynical at times when hearing or seeing people being hopeful, so "Only sensory input and smug self-assurance".
I do feel strongly that "common decency might lead us all straight into prison or to death", but enough of weltschmerz. For me, this is not a song of hope, but a song about fighting as hard as you can despite the odds for what you believe, I can't claim to act like that all the time, but it sure motivates me.
Full lyrics:
I'll spend this lifetime fighting something Even if I have no idea what I want to prove Keep wasting all your precious moments Working hard to not work at all just for a fantasy Even if every goal is impossible And even if freedom's not feasible I break these bones hoping to find it There's no logic here It is wild, it is grimy Fight like hell Whether in prison or with our dying breath Don't snitch and don't tell Fight like hell, fight like hell Fight like hell Be realistic, kill your delusions Grow up or get married, buy life insurance And without illusions there's no dreaming Only sensory input and smug self-assurance Like any of us could let go of the feeling That common decency might lead us all straight into prison Or to death Like anybody else in the world has a better waste of breath You better have my money when I come to collect