2020 BC
Anyone absolutely certain that they understand everything
Hasn't lived enough to know it's impossible to come close
Seek the good in humanity, right? Even if it's a struggle most times
Is hate natural, or were we trained to fight like some pit bulls
We've been locking jaws into each other's backs well before Christ
Is that what it takes to survive
Who taught us how to survive
Fuck your neighbor to survive
Eat your neighbor to survive
We were hiding our faces long before pandemics arrived
Many had broken backs working for some charismatic demigods
Who raised minimum wages to build company loyalty
Watched their employees die left and right
Bosses profits grew off of lost lives
As they smiled for media commending philanthropy
We've been glorifying wealth and greed in sociopathy
It was packaged and sold to us as the American dream
Splintered working class people to weaken our communities
Fed us our siblings' meat and convinced us that it was healthy
Then told us that we were born free
We were born free to kill each other as we please
We were born free
We were born free to spread incurable disease
So much history manipulated by mythology
The crowds are growing larger
Frothing at the mouth gasping for air
Dogs barking in unison
Bursting throats open though no one hears
We are all entrapped by fear of Satan and God and fascist billionaires
Of gangs, pedophiles and radicals with beards
It's hard to calm down all of them reactionary friends
Making funeral arrangements 50 years before their deaths
I know it's true, the world we knew
Has changed and it's painful to face what's new
We have been grossly underfed for domesticated pets
Craving love and attention, satisfaction's hardly met
I know it's true, the world we knew Has changed and it's strange to face what's new
So each generation complains of the youth
Saying things were much better then, please show more proof
Am I wasting my breath trying to say something
When apathy's held me in captivity
With the rest of the pets growling at nothing
As long as we're fed and entertained we'll sleep
Our brains are crave dopamine
Pounded by information shared endlessly
Between ephemeral memes, sexual fantasies, conspiracy theories
Videos of bodies that were killed by police, trained to protect the power of ruling elites
Not justice on these streets, just more people screaming
Screaming, screaming
Are we wasting our years putting faith in something
When we've always torn apart all that we've loved
From our hearts to our arms, to movements, to families
To each other
To that planet we all live on
This ain't no song about peace
Those are easy to sing but hard to believe
It's tough to trust human beings
But don't blame us for how we were trained to be
We were only born free
We were only born free
We were only born free
