if and when we rise again

don't you come to me with all your color-coded quotes

everybody's laughing but they never ever get my jokes

fool

you're a tool

a sheep

and it's obvious to everyone but company you keep

and don't you squint at me because your childhood was the pits

every single one of us have trodden through our shit

oh

and i know you're shrewd

cause i smell it on your clothes

and it's in everything you do

falling

fallen

we all fall down

it only really matters how we stand our ground

and if and when we rise to our feet again

we'll be on our own

everything we built

and every one around

we just sit here staring blankly

and everything goes numb

lord

if i felt a thing

i could wrap my mind around this

and prevent our getting singed

and please excuse my enemies

i think they do not know

i will gladly self destruct if they leave me alone

friend

that's the end of us

cause you're way behind in empathy and overdue on trust

calmly

calmly and patiently

we've seen all the evidence

but still cannot believe

and if and when we rise to our feet again

we'll be on our own

somehow

someway

we persevere

the questions on our lips fall on deafened ears

and if and when we rise to our feet again

we'll be on our own