Not So Different
It’s a tragedy for those of us who stay the same
When time tries to heal, but we stand against the winds of change
Because you resist, you’ll make the same mistakes
Those are the choices of us living not in love but hate
Nothing but woe and misery precede
When we act in selfishness and greed
And not for all the philanthropy will you ever be kind
You remain care-free
Not caring who lives and dies, forget about all your lies
Forget about the old and wise putting you on trial
Try as you might to avoid me, your eyes tell stories
And I read between the lines
I’ve been there
I want to remain closed with my cold stare
Having witnessed every vicious crime there is
The ill-inclined selling their wares, toting their baggage of hopelessness and despair
I’ve been there
I just want it all to stop
It’s scary – scary and sad – to think you’re so tied up inside that
Try as you might
You can’t escape
You start to rot
It’s hard as hell to get out of this place, but you’ve got to try
You’ll surely die if you stay because life is unwelcome in a heart that stands still and watches from the risers
Feigning innocence
You’re guilty of being alive and breathing
And charged with feeling like a human being in the highest degree
For not speaking out
For God’s sake, you’d rather run, screaming
I would too
Oh, I’m guilty of that too
I’m just like you
But someday we have to stop clawing our way out of the pit of reality
Deep in the pit of your stomach, you know what I mean
That clouds can’t support cities and our fantasies kill the true dreams
Love your chains and they’ll break
Free your mind and take what I'm saying as if it’s the last train at the station
And you’ve got to get home and make things right because you realize
It’s not too late