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Change The World

from Empty Handed by StarF

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I tried to change the world
But the world changed me instead
I thought I had such good ideas
Until they got in my head

Extroversion... I looked around the world to find flaws
Discovered vague notions of justice backed up with crooked laws
Foundation built on hypocrisy, needed more rights
I tried to make a difference but they said I had no insight
Ripped apart my ethics, as if I even had any
One against the world, they were simply too many
And when they finally broke me down I had to reimagine myself
As it stood I stood trapped within my own mental prison cell

I tried to change the world
But the world changed me instead
I thought I had such good ideas
Until they got in my head

Introversion... I looked within myself to find truth
Discovered vague notions backed up with no proof
Foundation built on mistrust in myself, needed simplicity
The bolted shut doors needed more force than electricity
I delved to the bottom of my heart to find a new start
Damn near ripped the cables in my ribcage apart
While I was there I discovered the entrance into a pit
Didn't like the looks of the depth, but I still tried to stomach it
Jumped in with no intention of returning to the surface
Caught in suspension between work and searching for a purpose
Felt nauseous by the time I was meant to leave
As insurance I armed my heart; now it sits on my sleeve
My hands tremble with the shake of a thousand earthquakes
I guess I just couldn't take to heart the impact of the stakes
My body takes damage at the expense of my brain
They told me to get help, I claimed that they were insane!
Human condition is not built around faith and superstition
It's up to the cogs to modify their position
And if you meddle with that, by throwing metal in that
You're gonna clog up the system; gears jammed and trapped

I tried to change the world
But the world changed me instead
I thought I had such good ideas
Until they got in my head

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from Empty Handed, released July 12, 2011

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