The Thing About It

This is a time of growth for those that know
And it's a time of hope for those that don't
But if your mind is open you'll get shown

We've had our sights blinded, all of my like-minded
People need to get up and discover the right time is
Now, so start opposing the powers that arose
In ancient days and paved the way to this load
It's so controlled, it's sitting in most, just sit and stare
At a television with a distant glare
And I'm ashamed to admit it, I'm a slave to this shit
As much as anybody but I'm not afraid of it
This is where the change comes, and this is where we make some difference
Embrace what's within us and escape from this prison
All it takes is a little bit of faith
And a little bit of love, to get rid of all the hate

But the thing about it is we can't just sing about it
We can't just sit around and wait until they thin us out
We figure out where we're going while we live in doubt
If you want my truth, listen now and just think about it
The thing about it is we can't even think about it
Can't afford a minutes time to figure how to bring about a change
So, take a second, and shake your head
And take a step ahead and think about it

Now the ball is in our court, while we sit and watch passively
The face of the earth changes drastically, after we
Clear space at this rate for strip malls and factories
We risk take a crew fate at a pace beyond gradually
No more crops for us to harvest and feed
Self-sufficiency replaced by clone-copy written seeds
Now ask yourself, how can we be free
When the water that we drink is owned by some company

I hear the weep up the streets, and cries up in the skies
The weakness is disguised with deceitful lies
Well we all eat to survive, and sleep through our lives
Repeat in for high, all shit and no pride
Never speak of our lie, let the fear fortify
My insides are dying, trying to fit in the design
I'm reminded daily, of a world gone crazy
Guns mean safety for orphan babies
Ignore the distortion you're forced to perceive and believe
What supercedes is love, but who agrees?

But the thing about it is we can't just sing about it
We can't just sit around and wait until they thin us out
We figure out where we're going while we live in doubt
If you want my truth, listen now and just think about it
The thing about it is we can't even think about it
Can't afford a minutes time to figure how to bring about a change
So, take a second, and shake your head
And take a step ahead and think about it

Could you survive in the wild, with a wife and a child
A whole human history, a line a type and a file
So live your life in denial, or try to live on your own
Without your colour TV, heat, fridge or the phone
Well the average guy lives an elaborate lie
Waste days on slave wage beneath the passionate eye
Now we ovulate, copulate and over-populate
Never stop to think about the things that we were taught to hate
Now the stage is set, watch the players place their bets
Take a sec, shake your head, feel alive, make you sweat
Realize that the system can't exist without belief
Appreciate your true potential, untwist your mouth and speak
We're working on building a world our children can live in
Understand, I can't be free, while you're still in this prison
And I could spend my days preaching, so on and so forth
But it won't change, until we don't want to go on, no more

But the thing about it is we can't just sing about it
We can't just sit around and wait until they thin us out
We figure out where we're going while we live in doubt
If you want my truth, listen now and just think about it
The thing about it is we can't even think about it
Can't afford a minutes time to figure how to bring about a change
So, take a second, and shake your head
And take a step ahead and think about it

But the thing about it is we can't just sing about it
We can't just sit around and wait until they thin us out
We figure out where we're going while we live in doubt
If you want my truth, listen now and just think about it
The thing about it is we can't even think about it
Can't afford a minutes time to figure how to bring about a change
So, take a second, and shake your head
And take a step ahead and think about it

This is a time of growth for those that know
And it's a time of hope for those that don't
But if your mind is open you'll get shown