The world is a cannibal  

Ready to bite
Say the wrong thing
It’ll eat you alive
Chew you and spit you
As part of its diet
So keep your trap shut
And get into line

The world is a cannibal

Ready to pounce
Holds it against you
At the slightest sound
Any unreasonable reason
That can be found
Picking you up
Slamming you down

The world is a cannibal

Strips you to the bone
Goes for the jugular
If you go it alone
Vicious, malicious
Sits on its throne
Knows all the do’s
But prefers the don’ts

The world is a cannibal

To those in the know…

Let’s preface this with
I am a mess
If you happen to wonder
If you haven’t yet guessed

If you haven’t hung out
With me long enough
Give it a minute
It ain’t all that tough

It’s not like I really
Started this way
It took years of practice
Countless mistakes

To get to the point
Where I am today
Making my way
Through this melee

Not trying that hard
At doing my best
If you haven’t guessed
I am a mess

Shirley had a Temple
Where people worshiped her
Started out in black and white
Soon turned to color

Had us all follow along
To her song and dance
Made her way into our hearts
And she never left

Shirley has a Temple
On the walk of fame
There’s never since been one like her
And never will again

This innocence on the good ship
Called the lollipop
Times were so much better then
As we all sang along

When Shirley had a Temple
Where she daily graced the stage
Back when life was simple
Back in Shirley’s day

Getting crusty round the edges
Like a slice of day-old bread
From the bottom of my twisted toes
To the top of my balding head

Dehydrating like a side of beef
Jerky tough to chew
Not much of me is worth the keep
With nothing hanging that is new

Eyes that once were crystal clear
Now no more than a blur
Please speak loud so I can hear
The meaning of your every word

The lines I blamed on laughter
Aren't funny anymore
Ask me what's the matter
Long ago stopped keeping score

You can take this slice of day-old bread
Remove most of the mold
But when all is done and all is said
Man, I'm getting old

I'm going to need a backup plan
Just in case it all goes bad
Seeing there is little doubt
That it all is heading south

Something I can cling onto
A way out, a sudden move
Whether it is short or long
Before my goose gets good as gone

Hide it all behind my back
Pull it out fast as I can
All the confidence that I need
When I find myself knee deep

Just in case I lose it
And can't remember what comes next
If it all heads quickly south
I need a backup plan no doubt

The world, that day
Changed right away
When the camera's were turned around

Helping us to see
Quite clearly
What the media was throwing down

The very lies
Told over time
Were written all over their face

Every line of script
Along with secrets kept
Laid out on full display

All in it together
Right down to the weather
With the purpose to manipulate

All over the world
Right up to the commercials
Yes master, whatever you say

Helping us to see
Quite clearly
What for years had been going down

In the world that day
It all began to cave
When the camera’s were turned around

This thought came up and bit me
At the moment of mid-blink
Guess you could call it an epiphany
You do you, I'll do me

Neither of us caring
What the other thinks
Where we're no longer peering
Over the edge of crazies brink

Live our lives as we see fit
In peace and harmony
Imagine what all that would fix
You do you, I'll do me

It would unload lots of pressure
Given a chance to live freely
Clean the drawers out of that dresser
Less of an upkeep

Now for the million-dollar question
Honestly what do you think
Wouldn't life be more pleasant
You do you, I'll do me