YOU CAN SEE IT IN THE EYES
OF THE PEOPLE AS THEY PASS…
SOMETHING IS AMISS,
THERE’S SOMETHING FADING FAST…
HAPPINESS IS EVIDENT
IN VERY SMALL AMOUNTS…
JUST FACES FILLED WITH DOUBT
WHERE THE LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT…
AND NOBODY AND NOTHING
IN A WORLD GONE ASTRAY…
HAS ANYTHING TO SAY
TO BRING ABOUT CHANGE…
WE’LL ALL BE CONTENT
JUST TO KEEP TO OURSELVES…
A NUMBER ON A CUBICLE
A TITLE ON A SHELF…
LIKE WALLS WITHOUT WINDOWS
IN A FIELD WITHOUT RAIN…
THERE’S CHILDREN SEEKING LAUGHTER
BUT FINDING ONLY PAIN…
YET SOMEHOW IT SEEMS EASIER
TO FOLLOW ON THE PATH…
THAT’S BEATEN OUT BEFORE US
AND TRAVELLED BY THE PACK…
STILL HEAVY IS THE BURDEN
OF A SANE MANS MIND…
WHEN WITNESSING THE TALE
AS READ BETWEEN THE LINES…
IT’S ALL SO MUCH EASIER
LIVING IN THE DARK…
PLAYING THE PART HIDING THE HEART…
BUT IGNORANCE AND APATHY
ARE OVERWHELMING ME…
AND I’M STARTING TO BELIEVE
IN EVERYTHING I SEE…
JENNY COULDN’T TAKE IT ANYMORE
AND JASON’S STEADY BANGING
ON A WALL WITHOUT A DOOR…
AND JESSICA’S STILL TRYING
BUT SHE’S GOT SO FAR TO GO
WHILE MOTHER KNOWS SHES DYING
SO SHE TRIES TO FIND HER SOUL…
THIS IS MY LIFE… JUST A MOMENT IN TIME…
JUST A MOMENT FROZEN IN TIME!
AND IT GETS DARK IN THE ROOM
WITHOUT WINDOWS SHEDDING LIGHT…
AND WE START TO ASSUME
THIS IS ALL THERE IS TO LIFE…
WHERE LOVE IS FORGOTTEN
IT’S ROTTEN INSIDE…
WILL WE PLACE THE FINAL BRICK INTO POSITION AND RESIGN?