Born into this From this These winding roads, effervescent in their murky tar, seen through the haze of thirst This nation of despair Born into this The acid sea, humans gasping through the foam, clawing at the air like Venus trying desperately to reach the shore We will not be reborn from the messes of our parents We are born into this; Chaos and flaming planets Screens with blinking images straight of of sci-fi movies burned into our bones through experience We are the children of grey skies, always-wars, broken buildings, burnt books Born into this From this Hopeless