Easier Than Love - Switchfoot

I have not been able to get this song out of my head for a couple days now.

[Shortened because of some unneeded repetition of lyrics]

Sex is currency
She sells cars,
She sells magazines
Addictive bittersweet, clap your hands,
with the hopeless nicotines

Everyone's a lost romantic,
Since our love became a kissing show
Everyone's a Casanova,
Come and pass me the mistletoe

Everyone's been scared to death of dying here alone

She is easier than love
Is easier than life
It's easier to fake and smile and bribe
It's easier to leave
It's easier to lie
It's harder to face ourselves at night
Feeling alone,
What have we done?
What is the monster we've become?

Where is my soul?

Sex is industry,
The CEO, of corporate policy
Skin-deep ministry,
Suburban youth, hail your so-called liberty

Every advertising antic,
Our banner waves with a neon glow
War and love become pedantic,
We wage love with a mistletoe

Everyone's been scared to death of dying here alone

She is easier than love
Is easier than life
It's easier to fake and smile and bribe
It's easier to leave
It's easier to lie
It's harder to face ourselves at night
Feeling alone,
What have we done?
What is the monster we've become?

Where is my soul?

It's easier than love
It's easier than love
It's easier than love
It's easier than love
She is easier than love
It's easier than love

Everyone's been scared to death of,
Everyone's been scared to death of,
Everyone's been scared to death of dying here alone,
alone

Sex is easier than love,
It's easier than love,
It's easier to fake and smile and brag

It's easier to leave,
It's easier to lie,
It's harder to face ourselves at night
Feeling alone,
What have we done?
What is the monster we've become?

Where is my soul?

Switchfoot does the social commentary stuff really well. I don't why this song in particular kind of haunts me. It's true, definitely, but didn't I know it was true already? We do what's easy, and it doesn't matter if it's wrong, and at the heart of what we do is fear, as they put it, 'of dying here alone'.

Currently the banner on the screen of my cell phone says 'Love', and it was mostly because I wanted something inspirational and it was the only thing short enough that I could think of at the time (that was also the point at which I had 1 Corinthians 13:1 in my MSN status) but I'm kind of glad I have it. It's a good reminder.