Rat Race
Rat Race
Stuck in a rat race being lied to our face
We walk the line of desperation
Not knowing what's real or a fabrication
Being force fed corrupt information
To bias our perspective indication
From hand picking the news they choose for me n you
Choosing ads to bring down our mood
To discourage your own self perception
Standing on the bridge contemplate self preservation
skinnier and prettier your not good enough
can't afford this don't have that time to call their bluff
Try to characterize you to standards that dont even matter
They're trying to bring you down like snakes and ladders
Their justifications are an abomination
To hold back your limitations of sensation
So we can not find the cheese for the trees
I am not a mouse stuck in a maze
I am not your monkey in a cage
I'm done with your games ready to rage
F*ck this rat race it is a disgrace
It is time to stand up and be free
It is time to fight for you and me
I don't care if you judge who i be
Cuz ill be who the f*ck i want to be
What a life choose between a place to sleep or eat
suppose to work to live not work to give
Unemployed live better than the employed
I'm about helping but this has gone too far
Do your part stop being lazy you know who you are
When you work 40 hrs to be broke
You know we are living a fucking joke
Working class they're blowing smoke up your ass
It's a slavery nation in a world of capitalization
When you can not afford what you make
afford or cant even catch a break for fucks sake
People you need to give your head a shake
We are not equals we are not the same
But thats what makes the world great
Just because we're different we don't have to hate
Be kind to your neighbor and neighbor do the same
Done being confused by the laws of man
Cuz commandments of God are superior than
Mouse or man is yours to choose
Rules for good or laws to lose
Religion is just another word to separate
Divide and conquers makes their world turn
they make us hate for were not the same
change before it's too late dont play their game
Laughing they're leading us to our fate in shame
They played us like a fiddle with no riddle
sitting in the middle watching our world burn
It's your choice to choose both ways we could lose
Live on your knees get fucked like a sheep
Or die on your feet standing proud and free
F*ck a duck choose we are not fools and will not lose
We aiint ugly ducks we are the fuckin goose
I am not a mouse stuck in a maze
I am not your monkey in a cage
I'm done with your games ready to rage
F*ck this rat race it is a disgrace
It is time to stand up and be free
It is time to fight for you and me
I don't care if you judge who i be
Cuz ill be who the f*ck i want to be
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Written on May 22, 2023
Submitted by brendanbeavis88 on May 26, 2023
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Words | 607 |
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