This Is Not A Trend

It's so much more than just a slogan or a mark drawn on my hand

Not a market to be exploited or a fashion statement

Represented by a brand

It's a feeling and it can't be sold

And I'm bound by my word

To stay true to what I know to be real

Because no one else can tell me what it means to be Straight Edge

So don't ever try to purchase me or downplay what I feel

Because this commitment is not a passing phase

It's for myself that I've made this choice

It's for life that I embrace the edge

It comes from deep in my heart

I live to oppose their intoxication

My source of inspiration is threatened now by a false embrace

To be diluted and absorbed without a second chance

But standing defiant I won't let it end

So don't ever try to purchase me or downplay what I feel

Because this commitment is not a passing phase

Don't plan for me to sell out or expect to pull me down

These days will turn to years as you wait for us to fall

Because we will rise!

This is not a trend

Times will change but my spirit remains

Times will change but my feelings won't fade

Times will change but the spirit remains

Times will change but the truth is the same

This is not a trend.

Go!