Death or Jail

It was the usual crowd growing up

All good, all bad, all ugly

They were like brothers ‘cause we all felt the same

The future tore them away

Born with our senses keen, hope and fear

With a sense of danger and demise

The world will numb everything, hope and fear

A negative discipline, a vacuum

What evil force dragged them down?

What demon singled them out?

What evil took them away?

Allowing only two choices

So tell me

Was there a secret never shared with others?

Was there a hidden trauma?

What made the bonds break?

What caused the mistakes?

Why was the criminal life so desired?

Born with our senses keen, hope and fear

With a sense of danger and demise

The world will numb everything, hope and fear

A negative discipline, a vacuum

From afar, bleak reports trickle in

But the world has spread apart, the world has spread apart

All the promise that was held now is wasted

The soul is delicate, the walls have crippled it

From afar, troubled lives lose their purpose

The world has given up, the world has given up

The world has finally forsaken its sons

What evil force dragged them down?

What demon singled them out?

What evil took them away?

Allowing only the choice between

Death or jail