When they hunted with rocks And threw their spears They never dreamed of the world ahead Survival Their sole concern Kill to live Let the fires burn… Change the world! We should all be kings Why must we do what everyone says? Let us go in our own way — Live to kill! May they one day pay… Lost in tradition The silent expedition Marches wearily through the words Of society Left out in the cold Getting lonely, getting old Hoping to gain notoriety From the classrooms To the streets The children of the world Are born again! Fight Scream Play Cry Hope Pray Always try To stay alive Don’t…

Standing on the edge Pushed to the limit But always looking ahead To the rainbow’s end Searching for that pot of gold Kicked in the face Knocked off balance Fall to the ground Get up off the ground Pull yourself out of the hole How can we keep on going Time and time again Where do we find the courage To continue a lifetime trend We give our all But take a fall Then get back on our feet — We take a dive But stay alive How many times can we stand the heat? Day after day We go out in the world Looking for something new Something else…

Moving from a point of lesser concentration To a point of higher density Goes against the normal actions Of expansions and contractions Of the mobile society In a small town, USA Neighbors live far away And don’t know what to say To each other when they meet Must move to city streets Absorb the coastal heat The concentration gradient is higher than before Space is needed to expand But no one leaves the crowded lights After reaching fabled heights Or exposing secret plans Don’t diffuse into the countryside Flow with the tide Take no time to decide If this is the way to go Stay with the rest To compete…

Thunder of the earth beneath their feet Dust cloud follows their lead Sound of gunfire above their heads Spurs demanding more speed How much further to go How long until they rest How much longer is the test Ride into the sunset Different heroes on their backs They come and go — never given Opportunity to relax Not concerned about the color of the flag Or the message that we speak Not concerned about the clothes we wear Or the treasures that we seek Ride into the sunset Different heroes sing their songs Alone they search for freedom Together we ride on Gallop off to ride against their own We…

Adjust the mirror — put the seat up Can’t wait to hit the morning road Start it up — rev it higher Exhaust paints the pavement — smog mode See the pale blue sedan at the corner A faint shadow behind the wheel Curly gray hair peeking over the dash Is this demon of steel for real Eight a.m. and they’re all on the road as criminals Everyday they take the same course Fighting each other — opposing forces They battle it out They curse and shout And drive without remorse The Driver must survive A game without any rules Every driver is out of time They’re either late or…

Irrational decision Ignorance second-guessed To find the solution That ultimately seems best Conditional surrender To voluntary control Consequence awareness Takes unfamiliar hold With split-second appeal We can change our mind As second base we steal The crowd can be quite unkind As the tick of the second-hand Makes the pressure strong Our second thoughts Could prove to be wrong Rational indecision Afforded seconds less Can’t take foolish chances On choices made under duress Horrendous conditions Forced on you each day Logic and emotion Each have their roles to play Asking for second opinions Hoping to survive Deserving of a second chance To live out our lives As the tick of…

Decision by religion Make way for reality He’s got to make himself A place in society He’s got nothing else to live for Except pure existence His mind and body are Drained of resistance He’s lost all his dreams Torn apart at the seams… He’s had to live alone These past few years He’s had to wipe away The well-worn tears And he’s gone on to live a life Of loneliness and seclusion He’s had to put out of his mind His sorrow and delusion Locomotion and emotion Lost in reality Never to be found again In society Illusion and confusion Distressing memories Recurring nightmares Of tragedies And he stares…

Somewhere underground — Underworld — changing of the guards Bad judgement when they needed good Unlucky draw of the cards Vanished from the face of the earth Retired at an early age Time to bring the new kid in Start him at a higher wage Somewhere in office — Overworld — changing of the fools Tried when someone else was watching Caught while breaking the rules Get down and start a whole new life Reached the end of the line Go on home and fish awhile Now that you’ve paid the fine Slip them through the woodwork Filter out the embarrassments Must keep the package neatly wrapped Hide apparent nuisance…

Do you know it’s been a year It’s been too long, the time is near You’ve got to change your style and your mind Because you see it’s just a matter of time Pick up your feet and don’t be late You’ve got to set yourself up straight And then you show how you can dance And then you prove how you didn’t blow your last chance… You’re number one and you’re having fun Because you see you no longer run And you have got some credit due I never thought you’d ever pull through Prepare yourself for future tense And of the day when you don’t make sense You…

Time rushes around me Life passes me by Making it hard to try But the more I move forward The more that I see What’s in store for me I can’t help but to go on And learn the questions To the answers I’ve found Show me the light And show me the way Labyrinth of life Leaving the mind mystified The soul in disarray I guess that I’m alone In finding my way Cars rushing around me People passing me by Not offering to help me try But the more I move forward The more that I see People are following me…