A SILENT EPIDEMIC
IT’S EVERYTHING THAT YOU THOUGHT YOU KNEW ABOUT JOY IT’S JUST LIKE PORN - YOU KNOW YOU’VE SEEN TOO MUCH IT’S EVERYTHING THAT YOU THOUGHT YOU KNEW ABOUT WAR A FAMILY DEAD, “…AND NOW ON A LIGHTER NOTE” HOW COME YOU SIT THERE AND STARE HOW MANY NECKS MUST THEY BREAK? IT’S EVERYTHING THAT YOU THOUGHT YOU KNEW ABOUT JOY IT’S JUST LIKE PORN – YOU KNOW YOU’VE SEEN TOO MUCH
AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU HOPE TO LIVE THROUGH
REMEMBER THE STARS AND LEARN THEIR NAMES BY HAND
YOUR PRIDE IS THE STUMP YOU CALL A SOUL
WHEN A2M DON’T IMPRESS YOU ANYMORE
AND EVERYTHING THAT THEY HOPED TO TELL YOU
THE TV SCREEN FLASHES AS CITIES IGNITE
YOU’RE IN CHARGE IN YOUR BLOOD RED RECLINER
SO, WAS IT FOUR OR FIVE? ONE FOR EACH REMOTE
LIKE I KNEW YOU WOULD?
HOW MANY LIVES MUST IT TAKE?
THE STARS STILL SHINE
WE’RE ALL DEAD INSIDE
AN INFOTAINMENT MISTAKE
THE STARS STILL SHINE
AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU HOPE TO ENCOUNTER
THE NEWEST CRAZE IS A GIRL JUST COMING OF AGE
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