Hope and Anchor

They're coming for the band, pitchforks and torches raised

They used to love you, now they want to burn you at the stake

People are strange that way, with what they choose to embrace

Want you all for themselves, then shun you if you grow or change

Those days are over now, what started off as fun

Has made you question everything and not trust anyone

These kids don't know the deal, still sucking from the teat

How many hands are in your pockets while you try to stay afloat?

Show the world a mirror

They'll hang on every word that you say

But slit your throat if you attempt to cash in

The burden of the artist

To show us who we truly are

And to go without

Your passion fades

Don't you ever let these critics or opinions confine you to anything

You need to think of why you started this back then to remind you

Of where you've been, and how far you've come

To see them all for who they are

They don't want you to succeed

They want to see you bleed and to discard you when they no longer relate later

You're the voice of no one but yourself

And that's as good as wealth

At least you can look back and say you tried to make your mark whether they love or hate it

So show the world a mirror

They'll hang on every word that you say

But slit your throat if you attempt to cash in

The burden of the artist

To show us who we truly are

And to go without

Your passion fades