Chapter 1

I'll embrace dreams again when I can breathe again
 And at that point I won't be needing them
 It became clear to me that I was fighting a war I couldn't win
 You don't make it on your own merit
 Only royalty inherits the kingdom
 And thats a system good intentions cant help
 Your courage is not good here
 So dont try to excel, what a sad day when you realize nothing can change
 The revolution didn't leave you it never came.
 There will be no parades no royal balls
 Just long days topped off with last calls for alcohol
 Go to sleep wake up and repeat the same routine
 Smooth skin dressed with wrinkles and brown eyes with dark rings
 And entertainers sing of extremes that don't exist for you and me
 When real life is reality TV
 No wonder our youth don't believe in anything
 It's all a joke
 There are no heroes just those of us with high hopes
 It's just not that simple
 I'm not tryin to save it all I just wanna create a ripple.
 And even if one individual is affected
 It's monumental with an unusual perspective
 That's beautiful in essence
 Traditional thinking won't suggest this
 Is life really that precious? - well yes it is.
 But there will be no celebrations or congratulations
 No pat on the back, just your mind intact.
 And the freedom to feel your heart beat at the speed of life
 Go to sleep tonight knowing you did it right
 And rest easy outside of a system that resents you
 For not doing what they expect you to do
 Psychologicaly weigh you down and then make the suggestion
 That you get on a perscription to deal with your depression
 Anxious, lazy, temperamental, obese
 That's what money makers like to call a disease.
 And they'll be looking for or creating new problems
 With profitable solutions to solve them
 But you won't get any better you'll just come back for more
 Until your medicine drawer is filled with unreliable cures.
 And that's the way of the beast i can't do nothing about it
 I can shout it in a room that's crowded but i doubt it'd make a difference
 So ignorance will be my disguise
 'Cause 21st century America likes its witchcraft civilized.