I’m the ghost of your transgressions The cracks in summer pavement The frays before the snap I’m The empathy you lacked We’re under heavy attack How can we build if you tear us down? In fact You got me running around in circles in quicksand Your shots fire under ceilings of rose glass You’re so cold I’ll never be number one Lies told Stun hearts of the young Burn holes Poison rolls off your tongue Not satisfied with anyone Waking up to 24 Your expectations at my door I can’t ever seem to prove my worth To you Waking up to 24 I ran, I stayed, I lied, I swore But I won’t waste my life anymore For you Here lies the American dream Replaced by this new age hypocrisy Of archaic beliefs Conceived in greed it seems We grasp at straws But we don’t aim to cling Drown this Where we found this Lay to rest, trough to crest Underground this Born and branded Taught to abandon Mediocrity‘s always second-handed