Pardon - 7"
Pre Packaged | Pardon | Calloused
where is the revolution / what is the solution / how can we expect to change / when we're all so estranged / so caught up in our minute movements / so focused on our own interests / where is the revolution / where is the solution / you can tear down and rebuild one thousand times / nothing is solved when the problem is the FOUNDATION / how can we expect to survive / we can scream our throats red / it is nothing but noise / unless we scream the same words / we can't tear down the wall / if only some are pushing / and only some are pulling / (and the rest sit idly by) / we can write 1,000 words / we can sing 1,000 songs / nothing will be changed / things are only rearranged / we need a real revolution / one that comes from the heart / until then the REVOLUTION is just words on paper...Pre Packaged
can't you hear the screams / can't you see the pain / killingsoulkillingmindkilledcompassionisdyinglove / stripped of dignity / forced to be an object / complaisant in this society / enslavement embedded deep / into everyones mind / inequalities / impressions / bought and sold / KILL IT / caked on faces / sliced bare legs / scented for your convienence / what have we become / what have we forced them to be / what have we been FORCED to believe...Immunization Shot
i'm sick and i'm dying / diseased and fatigued / worn and torn from living in the wasteland of an imperfect world / dying from the lies, convienence, and compramise / time has caused my life to grow thin and frail / i NEED the shot / i NEED the pill / i NEED the cure / shove it down my throat / force it in my veins / why is the cure so PAINful / why is the pill so hard to CHOKE down / why does recovery take SO LONG...Cultivate
i forgot how to live so long ago / wallowed in anger and misery / looking through eyes of negativity / yearning for anger to fuel me / ignited and let it BURN me / ashes settle, forcing me to stare at what could have been me / BLOODSHOT, BLOODSHOT EYES / desire to see what you see: / BLOODSHOT, BLOODSHOT EYES / tear etched scars inside me / deep ravines cut in me / flowing strong, river currents drag me / i struggle to keep from drowning / i've been lying awake for so long / staring at the cracks in the ceiling / watching them grow deeper and longer / breaking and decaying my shelter / ignited alive and BURNING / ashes stinging the nerve / BLOODSHOT, BLOODSHOT EYES / it's difficult to see clearly / BLOODSHOT, BLOODSHOT EYES / in a time of drought it's difficult to cultivate...Soiled
down / tottering loosely on the edge / staring coldness in it's eyes / submerged in the unheard words / suspended thoughts in the sky / fall / the water below is frozen / i can feel my cracks and leaks / i can taste that bitter pain / submission to the easy way out / headlong fallacy / internal suffering / complete the cracking / plunge / tolerating life on your knees / comfort is worth the pain / afraid to walk out the door / take that final step off the edge / drop / real feeling pushed to the side / waiting for the pain to subside / raking my mind on the rail / choking on the aftertaste / make it go away...Pre Packaged
can you hear the screams? can you feel the pain? killingmindkillingsoulkilledcompassiondying love can you haer the screams? can you feel the pain? stripped of dignity forced to be an object complacent in this society enslavement embedded deep into everyone's mind inequalities impressions bought and sold kill it caked on faces sliced bare legs scented for your convenience what have we become forced them to be what have we been taught to believe what have we been forced to believePardon
please excuse my sense of direction i lost my compass so long ago please excuse my attitude i lost my tolerance so long ago please take my hand and walk with me i lost my friend so long ago i can feel it i can't see it i can't touch it i want to be it where do we turn now that we are lost any direction i'ts your call please fill my head with optimism i l o s t m y h o p e s o l o n g a g oCalloused
emotions numbed by comfort compassion all but lost blatent disregard for life scrub our bloodied hands wearing them to the bone rejecting the life line allowing ourselves to remain so blind we are so sick we are so wrong what we see and read is so horrible ignore the suffering paint on smile change the channel it'll be all right the gears turn the gears grind lies blinding our eyes won't put out the fire until it burns your own home we are so sick we are so wrong