Blowing Away In The Wind.

life as we know it

Life​ ​as​ ​we​ ​know​ ​it,​ ​is​ ​cruel​ ​and​ ​untrusting.

The​ ​peace​ ​we​ ​once​ ​had​ ​is​ ​now​ ​old​ ​and​ ​rusting.

We​ ​are​ ​cowards,

We​ ​are​ ​afraid​ ​to​ ​stand​ ​up​ ​for​ ​what​ ​we​ ​believe​ ​in,

Because​ ​the​ ​people​ ​with​ ​a​ ​.45​ ​in​ ​their​ ​hands​ ​have​ ​more​ ​'power',

Life​ ​as​ ​we​ ​know​ ​it,

Is​ ​living​ ​in​ ​fear,

Scared​ ​because​ ​of​ ​the​ ​things​ ​we​ ​hear.

This​ ​is​ ​not​ ​living,

It's​ ​just​ ​breathing.

Siting​ ​on​ ​a​ ​bench,

A​ ​officer​ ​on​ ​your​ ​right,

A​ ​black​ ​man​ ​to​ ​your​ ​left.

You​ ​wonder​ ​who​ ​will​ ​be​ ​killed​ ​first.

The​ ​officer,​ ​for​ ​killing​ ​someone​ ​inoccent,

Or​ ​the​ ​black​ ​man,​ ​for​ ​theft.

Life​ ​as​ ​we​ ​know​ ​it,

Is​ ​a​ ​war.

And​ ​no​ ​one​ ​is​ ​winning​ ​anymore.

Our​ ​minds​ ​have​ ​made​ ​up​ ​these​ ​reasons​ ​for​ ​the​ ​sins​ ​we​ ​commit.

What​ ​have​ ​we​ ​done​ ​to​ ​deserve​ ​this.

If​ ​we​ ​all​ ​could​ ​except,

We​ ​are​ ​all​ ​born​ ​different,

That​ ​we​ ​can't​ ​change.

Maybe​ ​our​ ​peers​ ​will​ ​stop​ ​being​ ​someone's​ ​shooting​ ​range.

Life​ ​as​ ​we​ ​know​ ​it,

Is​ ​crazy​ ​and​ ​loud.

Under​ ​our​ ​flag​ ​we​ ​used​ ​to​ ​stand​ ​proud.

But​ ​now​ ​people​ ​burn​ ​it​ ​to​ ​the​ ​ground.

The​ ​anthem​ ​we​ ​sing​ ​in​ ​memory​ ​of​ ​our​ ​fallen,

We​ ​used​ ​to​ ​stand​ ​tall,

Now​ ​we​ ​neal​ ​now​ ​and​ ​don't​ ​stand​ ​at​ ​all.

Life​ ​as​ ​we​ ​know​ ​it,

Is​ ​full​ ​of​ ​hate​ ​and​ ​lies,

Someone​ ​we​ ​once​ ​believed​ ​in,

Is​ ​now​ ​one​ ​we​ ​all​ ​despise.

We​ ​hide​ ​in​ ​plain​ ​sight,

As​ ​the​ ​riots​ ​start​ ​in​ ​the​ ​night.

We​ ​set​ ​fires​ ​to​ ​buildings​ ​and​ ​to​ ​cars,

The​ ​ones​ ​watching​ ​the​ ​news​ ​can't​ ​belive​ ​they​ ​took​ ​it​ ​that​ ​far.

Life​ ​as​ ​we​ ​know​ ​it,

Is​ ​full​ ​of​ ​these​ ​people,

The​ ​ones​ ​that​ ​hate​ ​others​ ​because​ ​of​ ​their​ ​religion​ ​or​ ​race,

The​ ​ones​ ​the​ ​hate​ ​others​ ​because​ ​they​ ​don't​ ​have​ ​a​ ​beautiful​ ​face.

We​ ​need​ ​to​ ​stop​ ​forcing​ ​what​ ​we​ ​believe​ ​in,​ ​on​ ​other​ ​people.

Their​ ​sexuality​ ​has​ ​nothing​ ​to​ ​do​ ​with​ ​you,

Their​ ​race​ ​is​ ​not​ ​something​ ​they​ ​can​ ​change​ ​or​ ​redo.

Their​ ​religion​ ​is​ ​what​ ​they​ ​believe,

Just​ ​because​ ​it's​ ​your​ ​'pet​ ​peeve',

Doesn't​ ​mean​ ​you​ ​can​ ​make​ ​them​ ​leave.

Life​ ​as​ ​we​ ​know​ ​it,

Changes​ ​every​ ​day,

It​ ​pulls​ ​us​ ​each​ ​and​ ​every​ ​way.

The​ ​way​ ​we​ ​fall,

Is​ ​down.

The​ ​way​ ​we​ ​climb,

Is​ ​up.

We​ ​are​ ​stuck​ ​in​ ​the​ ​middle​ ​slowly​ ​falling.

We​ ​don't​ ​have​ ​the​ ​stregth​ ​or​ ​the​ ​audacity,

To​ ​try​ ​to​ ​reach​ ​the​ ​top.

Life​ ​as​ ​we​ ​know​ ​it,

Has​ ​lost​ ​its​ ​hope