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Fingers broken from trying
to get blood from a stone
calloused and broken, lack of emotion
shallow and all alone

selfish ambitions of getting 15 minutes of fame
has depleted real substance, and has spread like the plague
tunnel visions of grandeur, hands unscarred and un-aged
we're not getting smarter, all we do is complain

what would we do if the old men died today
or the women who held us and wiped our tears away
while they preached to us the lessons they learned
with their blood sweat and tears, and now it's our turn

but we never listen, we just covered ours ears
no self ambition or contributing years
ignoring the progress gained through sacrifice
and soon those voices will be lost for all time

we boast that we're smarter
as they work past their prime
we play in a world that's tangible and Benign
while they work themselves into a grave
their legacy's lost and we should be all ashamed

what would we do if the old men died today
or the women who held us and wiped our tears away
while they preached to us the lessons they learned
with their blood sweat and tears, and now it's our turn

our skills are useless if the world goes dark
we never learned how to make a spark
we need to listen, soon there's a new dawn
the world's on their shoulders until they're gone

what would we do if the old men died today
or the women who held us and wiped our tears away
while they preached to us the lessons they learned
with their blood sweat and tears, and now it's our turn

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from The Children of Oblivion, released May 3, 2019

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