Never Change - Rekton

[HOOK]

Things never change - always leaving me empty and sore,

I've suffered more conflicts than any country at war,

I've seen it all - the poverty, deceit and corruption,

This world is on a path to it's own self eruption,

It's the same old, same old - in history and the new year,

The image of our self destruction in my mind is clear,

 

[VERSE 1]

I'm tired of walking the streets only to be met my fake masks,

Hidden emotions of the torture and hate that surround people's pasts,

I walk into school and stare in the faces of arrogant and smug bastards,

Hard to ignore their presence and barrier like Captcha,

Only to realize that inside they are as lost as forgotten passwords.

Encrypted in their hearts is beating sadness and anger,

But to me they act as if I am a complete and utter stranger,

I've felt heartbreak, I've felt betrayal and banishment,

So don't fucking laugh at me if I'm bad at concealing it,

I've despised and cared - all at the same exact moment,

Never have the two ever escaped the other - it's cogent,

Love and hate - the emotional ying and yang,

Still doesn't make it easier when both have you plagued,

I always looked at my parents - both symbols of strength,

But then I released that power has a limited length,

I looked at everyone that I ever aspired and looked up to,

Just for their pain to say "we're just as fucked up as you",

I've prayed to God and I've asked for guidance,

All I've been shown is my wrongs and vileness,

They wonder why my arguments are filled with so much violence,

It's because they are the words of a man who has no hope for life left.

 

[HOOK]

Things never change - always leaving me empty and sore,

I've suffered more conflicts than any country at war,

I've seen it all - the poverty, deceit and corruption,

This world is on a path to it's own self eruption,

It's the same old, same old - in history and the new year,

The image of our self destruction in my mind is clear,

 

[VERSE 2]

We are told "hope when you are weak and distressed",

They have no idea - the hate they try to quench manifests,

I had hope like every other person of this earth,

Only for it to be taken away by every soul buried in the dirt,

Many have died and for what? The publicity and news from it all?

My cousin got shot while walking home to a son which he loved,

But no, he was taken away from us by a being filled with lust.

I guess he had to die right? Another casualty of a social war,

But why, tell me, God what is all of this death for?

I walk into church and I try to sing and worship,

But I've exhausted all hope - and problems flourish,

When another soul is saved, 2 more are taken away,

But who is there to fill the void and heal the pain?

Two friends - both killed by guns made from the earth,

This world was given to us - and look at how situations are worse,

Tensions are rising and we babble about petty little things,

How can stupid politics avenge the ones slain in the grave?

We need justice, right here and right fucking now,

I don't care if this entire rap makes me look like a clown,

Three souls lost - four bullets shot,

The fourth bullet comes from the government that sits and watch.

 

[HOOK]

Things never change - always leaving me empty and sore,

I've suffered more conflicts than any country at war,

I've seen it all - the poverty, deceit and corruption,

This world is on a path to it's own self eruption,

It's the same old, same old - in history and the new year,

The image of our self destruction in my mind is clear,

 

[VERSE 3]

You think I give a fuck about the gang signs and turfs,

It doesn't excuse the tears you caused from the families you hurt,

When you drove by and shot those bullets that fatal night,

You didn't kill two strangers - you killed two children's lives,

All for what? Misunderstanding? Confusion? Curiosity?

If you had the dignity to show your faces, I'd beat you to death with ferocity,

But what's the point in that? Just two more people dead for what?

For us to fulfill what this society craves and wants?

I'm tired of the bills, tired of the crying and regret,

It would be better if the Holy Ghost just put this world to rest.

 

[HOOK]

Things never change - always leaving me empty and sore,

I've suffered more conflicts than any country at war,

I've seen it all - the poverty, deceit and corruption,

This world is on a path to it's own self eruption,

It's the same old, same old - in history and the new year,

The image of our self destruction in my mind is clear,