Well I'd like to see the likes of me relax with a wife and seed   Time to write and read   No fight to get a bite to eat   It might just be a pipe dream but fuck the alternative   Turning the lights green on the destruction of the Earth   It's just obvious to me that the way that we do it's wrong   And I'm not just gonna be the type that prays and moves along   When these days we lose are gone, and we need every moment   The maze is too long to proceed that slow and   When the pain stops I'll crawl up out of bed   But these raindrops are falling on my head   My brain stopped recalling what I read   Back in school 'cause I train not to swallow what I'm fed   So for the time being I'm seeing things a little differently   Bringing out the kid in me as I sing and shout a symphony   And think about the shit that we confuse and take for granted   'Cause we're losing sacred land as we abuse and rape this planet      [Hook 2X]   Get our hands dirty working for the things we need   Scritch scratch to eat and the air that I breathe   Leave the rest alone and rest time at home   A congested mess of those obsessed with what they own      As a free-thinking man   I'm proud of who I am   We're deep in sinking sand   And not allowed to give a damn   But with this vivid plan I'll visit lands   I'm sick of name brands   Made cynics out of fans   To limit what we understand   But in this village of the damned   It seems a long ways away   Another day gone astray   One more song that gets no play   The old say it's the youth, but the youth say it's the old   The truth is rarely told, unaware we're out of control   Tryin' to hold ourselves together, but all of it tempts me   The heart and the soul and the wallet running empty   From MTV to the pages of the source   We pay homage to the hordes that line the shelves of record stores   What's it all for?   I often ask myself   Should I get off my ass and be like everybody else?   Maybe seek some help   Or live in rhythm of health   For an instant found wealth   But no resistance is felt      [Hook 2X]      Well I see barstool prophets and philosopher kings   I hear manic street preachers speak of God and our sins   We gotta begin   To see that God is within   The u-n-i-verse of Earth as we constantly spin   Do you wish to be free, or be habitually sleeping?   Are we histories sheep, or will we live to see freedom?   Cause we been lied to all of our lives   And I don't think I can take anymore   F*ck TV, high school, and all of your lies   I can see right through your face to the core   So don't even try to tell me what to say   I'll make you scream and cry when you take my love away   Day in and day through   I may win and may lose   But if all else fails I'll just sing and play blues   Hey you, what's your name? Make your hand into a fist   We haven't changed the world but we can if you resist      [Hook 2X]