Lyrics
How can people be so heartless
Expressing disbelief at the apparent lack of compassion in some people.
How can people be so cruel
Questioning the cruelty observed in certain individuals.
Easy to be hard
Commenting on the ease with which people can adopt a hardened attitude.
Easy to be cold
Highlighting the simplicity of being emotionally distant or indifferent.
How can people have no feelings
Raising the question of how some people can be emotionally numb.
How can they ignore their friends
Pointing out the ability of certain individuals to neglect their friendships.
Easy to be proud
Emphasizing how it is easy for people to be proud or arrogant.
Easy to say no
Highlighting the simplicity of refusing or saying no to others.
Especially people who care about strangers
Calling attention to the irony of those who claim to care about strangers.
Care about evil and social injustice
Noting the concern for issues like evil and social injustice.
Do you only care about the bleeding crowd
Questioning if the care extends beyond grand causes to individual suffering.
How about a needing friend
Asking about the willingness to be there for a friend in need.
How can people be so heartless
Repeating the disbelief in the apparent heartlessness of some individuals.
How can people be so cruel
Reiterating the astonishment at observed cruelty in people.
Easy to give in
Stating the ease with which people can give in to negative behaviors.
Easy to help out
Contrasting the ease of helping out with the previous line's negative behavior.
How can people have no feelings
Posing the question of how some individuals can lack emotional sensitivity.
How can they ignore their friends
Reiterating the observation of people ignoring their friends' needs.
Easy to be cold
Stressing the ease with which people can become emotionally distant.
Easy to be proud
Highlighting the simplicity of adopting a proud or arrogant stance.
Easy to say no
Emphasizing the ease of refusing or saying no to others.
Easy to be proud
Repeating the idea of how simple it is for people to be proud.
Easy to be cold
Reiterating the ease with which individuals can become emotionally distant.
Easy to say no
Emphasizing the simplicity of refusing or saying no to others.
Easy to be proud
Repeating the notion of how easy it is for people to adopt a proud attitude.
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