Mr. Officer from Parables by James Bird

Well I'm sorry Mr. Officer
But I've just seen the world
Today will mark the day
that I believe that there is something more
Well I'm sorry Mr. Officer
but I've just found the war
between their greedy hearts
and the green that we are taught to adore
I'm sick of seeing the people think
that a dream is only a dream
They all settle for less
and put their problems in someone's chest
We pass the class but fail to learn
You can't be taught to live
And we all seem to love to hate
but in the end we really need some love

And if there's a way then there's a will
and a heart at bay is set to kill

and if you blame all that is then all is to blame

Well I'm sorry Mr. Officer
but the truth lies with the liar
so you should take off that badge
you're not fooling anyone
Well I'm sorry Mr. Officer
but you should figure your intentions
Are you really one of them
or are you just another one of us
Cause last I checked the clothes don't change
the human underneath
What about the soul inside
that flies around inside of you and I
We want to be like the TV stars who drown
within their fame
We starve ourselves to look like models
who they edit to be barbie fake

And if there's a way then there's a will
and a heart at bay is set to kill
and if you blame all that is then all is to blame

Well I'm sorry Mr. Officer
but I'm sick of television
Cause every person fakes a smile
but is cryin' almost every night

Cause you can't build the world in 7 fucking days
and you can't feed a dog if he never pays
I guess believing is seeing until I seek to believe

Like a mouse in a maze that's been fucked up for days
like a fish in a pond where the predator stays
like a man on his ship who's about to walk the plank

Well I'm sorry Mr. Officer
but I've just been freed from jail
I've been to hell and back
inside a world that's really weighing me down
Well I'm sorry Mr. Officer
but expect a revolution
if no one stands by my side
I'll do it by myself

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