Now people always find conflict about something in their world so black
They be struggling not coping and causing tension are you down with that
They really don’t want to admit it cause there just too damn full of pride
Standing tall when in the public eye but all alone when you look deep down inside
There is too much to be managed to be achieved and people to please
The stresses they be building there more frequent and they don’t seem to ease
Theres stressor on stressor pressure on pressure no lesser as we seem to age
So where are the children who are happy I only see adults who are full of rage
There are changes in peoples perceptions so where did the old school ways go
Of love compassion and prosperity to go with the flow and just grow
Has it been replaced by the need for power individualism and lust
Has greed got the better of mankind and deception degraded our trust
Wealth is now the common value measured and possession is the name of the game
As you find your neighbor your marker in whom you’ll tend to find blame
But was it your mama your papa your brother your sister your boss or your wife
Whats up with all this has it turned on its head do you find yourself falling in life

Now violence resides in all corners as abuse is hidden behind every door
And neglect touches innocent children who are the victims to the victors of war
Guns are there to be traded those with arms become the bearers of crime
The lawyers cash in on the chaos robbing the rich the poor and the blind
Blinded by values and tensions that are marketed by a media corrupt
Corrupted by the capitalist conventions that are centered on making a buck
Has our social conscience eroded diminished relinquished in a climate of greed
Compassion is rationed it blows in the wind only scented when great is the need
So now that were here to proceed with the deed fronting greed well what can we do
We can be greedy ourselves start dishing it out but then will we really break through
The shell that has hardened and fastened enlarging denial its favorite friend
The well off and wealthy they relish in it reluctant and resistant to bend
But you can revolt and rebel create hell stay a tuned to staying aware
Of the going down and we watch people drown consumed by their greif and despair
Conflicted restricted and mentally twisted caught in the crap of the day
Whats up with all this has it turned on its head can you see people slipping away


So is it possible you can cut it and strut it and never loose it 24/7
Is it realistic achievable affordable will you admit it and even beckon
Support seek some guidance some balance and adjust or are you just too damn proud
Keep it all bottled up hidden inside telling no one not letting it all out
Suppress it repress it get angry get mad get stressed but exactly why
If you know the answer to this question the reason the logic you’ll know that me myself I
Is not a reasonable option in a world conflicted even a player whose a stayer needs some
Support direction a bit of connection to remain in the game that begun
When you realize that friends are acquaintances who only value the convenience you provide
And your girlfriend is a girlfriend with an expensive car and wardrobe that you buy
Business sees you as a commodity to be bought traded and sold
It only values dollars and cents and the utility you hold until your too old
So to define your future not caught in the who ha of the materialistic ways of the world
To be a leader more balanced to know what you want not obsessed with the silver and gold
Who will you turn to to maintain perspective when consumed by pressures all-round
Whats up with all this has it turned on its head are you keeping your feet on the ground