Floodplain - Demo
Words on Paper | Pre Packaged | Immunization Shot | Cultivate | Soiled

Pardon - 7"
Pre Packaged | Pardon | Calloused


Words on Paper

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 believe
Pardon
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 o
Calloused
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


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