Being As An Ocean - Eb Taht Srewop Eht lyrics

There has always been this sneaking suspicion There’s something critical we’ve missed More connected than ever before Yet we are all dying of loneliness The trap was set; we’ve trusted a deception As if there weren’t fullness of life without incorporation Into these churning and violent systems (Outrage without information Has left our spirits in shambles Clanging cymbals, mindless babble) We skirt around the issue No matter how immensely prevalent Everyone’s so scared to breathe a word No one wants to mention it That after all they’ve sacrificed We’d rather trust a f**ing screen Than sit in tactful humility Discourse with a human being Instead of think for ourselves We’d rather be fed what to believe They won’t know what’s on our hearts Until it stops beating in our chest Won’t wait to see what’s on our mind Until it exits the back of our heads Those sworn to protect us have become our captors One-stop judge, jury, and executioner Granted license to take a life without giving chase Youth cut down in its prime Oh G-d, what a f**ing waste! You took a solemn oath, placed your hand on that Bible Pledged your protection and service To adorn yourself in courage Craven hands, dutifully raised To uphold truth and justice Would rather bend the knee to fear Instead of flex that muscle between their ears Coward, pull that trigger with haste! I’ll fire back with my words and a raised fist Those sworn to protect us have become our captors Don’t make idiots your idols; so many bow down to fools Strutting around like crownless kings Raving mad aristocrats, crippled by insecurity They prey upon the weak, both in will and mind Preaching that compliance is peace That the walls they’ll build will bring sanctuary Ma**es, blinded by fear, clutch and grab for stability But one day, we’ll look up and see the walls and wire Our monoliths of false safety And realize that our battlements have only served to shut us in Stone only hardens our hearts Isolation only constricts our souls Hatred dominates when we refuse to see the other as our own (We are still here) Were we ever truly free?