Blackball

     In this world of hate and shallowness
     Where enemies become your consolation
     And those of us who win the game give up our minds
     I don't call that winning
     Say this doesn't apply to you
     But ask yourself first
     What have I done today to win the game
     And just what have I sacrificed

     Win the battle lose the war
     I know I've played this game before
     When people were still real
     I don't want this anymore
     It's time for me to close the door
     There's nothing left to feel

     Reflect on all our yesterdays
     My own words choke me
     Why were they spoken
     Regret for the things I've said and done
     Just can't compare with
     Regret for those that I have never tried
     So blame this world or blame yourself
     It's really all the same
     When you are standing on the precipice
     From which you just cannot return

     Win the battle or lose the war
     I know I've played this game before
     When people were still real
     I don't want this anymore
     It's time for me to close the door
     There's nothing left to feel

     In the style of forgotten men
     I look to my horizon
     I see nothing
     While thoughts of guns and desecration
     Sweep through my mind
     But only coffins and bones remain
     As I look to you
     The emptiness behind your eyes
     Seals my decision
     Can't carry on in this world of jugglers
     Where all this thoughtlessness and bludgeonings
     Your key to success
     What kind of tradition to carry on

     Blackball The new disease
     Blackball The new disease
     Blackball Your evil ways
     Have found their way inside me

     Blackball The new disease
     Blackball The new disease
     Blackball For a better life
     In this high tech dog eat dog existence

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