Bare

 

I want to write some good shit
Maybe something controversial
Something universal But why write
About religion or something that’s got too much to it
And I don’t know enough about it to do it.
All I need is some inspiration,
Escape from social suffocation, 
The condemning eyes of this nation
Ironic that people expect expectation.

So the stakes are rising,

When it comes to the buzz no one’s compromising
They pretend they can cope, but what I see
Is the level of stress is over riding
Personal relationships and what really matters
Substituting love for things that shatter
Human emotions 'coz that’s what I'm on
I guess what I'm trying to say is

We should strip the veneer

Make what people care about clear
It's easy to pretend that you're interested in
Politics and shit- we're scared to be condemned
For thinking about ourselves, what's here and what's now
“Lets think about the world”
Stories we’ve been told
But who cares about that when your mind’s grown old
What’s important then,
What you’re interested in
Is something deeper, steeper, that which is weaker
Dilutes the mind so you believe it’s okay t’
Present a front of superficial concerns
Get caught up in a life that’s not your own
It’s like hiding away from the matter at hand
The one on your doorstep not in a different land
Where the problems are things you don’t understand.

So the stakes are rising,

When it comes to the buzz no one’s compromising
They pretend they can cope, but what I see
Is the level of stress is over riding
Personal relationships and what really matters
Substituting love for things that shatter
Human emotions 'coz that’s what I'm on
I guess what I'm trying to say is

If people did what they have to do

Tell someone that they don’t hate you
Show a little care to help ’em through
They’ll pass the love around the world
It will shoot and bounce around the world
Make a trip to flip and tip right and wrong

Then you’ve done the job with one stone

Kept your nearest and dearest fearless of what they’ll miss

With your quest to top the best, forgetting about the rest

What you gunna do when you’ve got it all to lose

When you’ve hit the top, think you’re a big shot

In time you’ll feel alone, looking back at what’s gone

On around, stuff that’s on the ground, not in the clouds

That’s where you’ve been and where are you now?

 

So the stakes are rising,

When it comes to the buzz no one’s compromising

They pretend they can cope, but what I see

Is the level of stress is over riding

Personal relationships and what really matters

Substituting love for things that shatter

Human emotions 'coz that’s what I'm on

I guess what I'm trying to say is

Stop.