I'm ripping these hands off my mouth Cause it's leaking out Bottled guilt that I cannot contain For not speaking out, not reaching out To those a
He?ll have you know, That after ten hours spent in court, You?ll grow up knowing who you owe. He treats you right, And loved you more than his own wife
Everything I used to know Vanished faster than it came. I try to turn to you, It?s all in vain. Don?t underestimate All the damage that you?ve done.
You come out in droves; Protectors of an ancient code. You?d like to know What would become of you and yours If left alone. So, with that pride destined
Turned down, tuned out? For every dream I watched us knock to the ground We ?stood and stared? under the sun?s stark heat As it dried the cement that
Impatient, stationed somewhere near the border just between Hurried youth and static ends. There?s not much here to defend The radio?s pushing the orders
The pact they made, I don't remember signing my name, The fact remains I can hear them calling out to me? Won't you save your sons The social slavery
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In the midday you?ll hear summer groan Of how she misses years of old. Her temperament?s been stretched so thin, Revealing signs of silent discontent
I want to know where all the summers go. Do they pack up and move when you turn twenty-three? Do they disconnect from the years they protected you From
Standing at a distance Collecting measured, empty fiction. Syndicated day-time faces Spin the world into their favor. (And there?s dead air on the airwaves
Where are the ones that we voted for Betrayed our trust then asked us for more Two men - ONE FACE And I'm tired of throwing faith In those who prove
Fragile, frail and dazed This world burns in mysterious ways, Aggression deemed protection Has got us up in arms again. Neo-conned by the GOP? Our new
I woke with worn hands and heavy feet In the cave I dug when I fell asleep between dreams. If I had that shovel, I?d bury the laws That taught us to
Poke holes in the world I?m shown We are so malleable For I?m not so sure What makes them so secure It?s well known, And all the billboards show It?
Making months into minutes, I forget how fast I move Knowing the engine won?t last if it never gets the chance to cool. The whole ride home from Baltimore
near: I go to watch things disappear. And we find time to wonder why things won?t feel right. (Without escape the hostage waits) With drawn out wars
