Being Exemplary

And this is what shall come to pass.
 A new precept for the world to adopt.
 And this is what the children shall learn...
 Prepare for the lowest standard.
 Rough diamonds in the palms of
 Fools,
 Unable to give
 the crucial gift of reason.
 The unwise teaching wisdom.
 The absurd defining priority.
 Fools,
 unable to give
 the crucial gift of reason.
 What more can be expected of a child,
 Being a product of the stark worst -
 Its fathers blood.
 Censure rightly;
 Make no mistake,
 The ascendants,
 They are veritably...
 criminal.
 Fare thee well
 Fare thee well
 Fare thee well. Down the random path of chance.
 Godspeed.
 Fare thee well. Down the random path of chance.
 God-speed.
 Set sail,
 Against the wind,
 Under the misguiding light of faulty beacons.
 Set sail,
 Against the wind,
 With vices for virtues,
 Dishonor for ethics,
 And excess for etiquette,
 As examples -
 Such sorry examples.
 Such sorry examples!
 And what of the children
 what of the children
 what of the children
 what of the children...
 Ignorant of it's weight.
 Blind to it's worth.
 Something is terribly amiss
 When the beauty and the miracle of new life
 Is nothing but a burden.
 This burden
 is a life.
 This burden
 is a child.
 This burden
 is a life.
 Men without dedication
 This burden
 Speaking of truth and loyalty.
 This burden
 Women without conviction
 This burden
 Teaching respect and compassion-
 No!
 And what of the children...
 What of the children.