Obstinance

They grab our throats,

Making us indulge in something

That we're trying to break free from

They call it passion

We call it poison

Either way, it's something that will never fade

I tried so many times to resist

I know I shouldn't care about anyone or anything

So many times I thought of slitting the wrist

Of the hand that feeds me

Have I lost control?

We are the causeless revolutionaries

Personified by obstinance

We were sent by the gods of self absorption

We're fools, and that's the bottom line

Erosion caused by pain fades our true identity

The time served is not enough to interrupt serenity

Founded on discordance,

Yet the strain is still the same

Dignity gone overboard

Self respect doesn't remain

You did this to me

I only wanted to be

I only wanted to see

You took this from me

You took it

This machine, it used to having meaning

But dignity was lost long ago

And I will never have faith again

In anything you say