I'm told to smile more
To hide my misery behind my teeth
To keep my troubles to myself
My reputation must stay intact
I have to be pleasant
Because that's the way I am perceived
I am told to show more but show less
Eat more but eat less
Work more but get paid less
I'm told not to worry because someday it'll be fine
I get trivialized because of my ***
Because I have to act accordingly
Be gracious and welcoming
I get judged before I even say a word
And checked into a lesser category
I agree to things as if they have power over me
But you only have power over yourself
I want things to change
But I'm told to smile more

I should've cut my hair
So you could see my face
I should've quicken my stride
So I could keep up with you
I should've kept close
Now you are a star in different universe
My world has turn cold
The frost bites at my soul
I should have listened
Instead I filled my head with worry and angst
I should've acted before it was too late
And stares became glances
My passion for you grew after you left
After my time ran out
I should've realized
Now what I could've had
Remains an illustration in my mind

The self entitlement that we possess will be the ruin of our generation
Or our theory that we know more than the person next to us
We then refuse to talk to individuals we think are inferior to us
Inferior to our knowledge and what we believe
Or we talk in a condescending manner
And what we are trying to convey is lost in our narcissism
We are indifferent towards our elders
For they are the ones who led us down this path
We are a generation that does nothing but blame
It is necessary that we are not indifferent to one another
We must build upon this crippled planet
So we don't continue the cycle
We are all lost
We are all confused
We all have troubles
We must bury our egos
And broadcast our intelligence to create a new phase in our history

We spend the best years of our lives
Preparing for years we have no interest in yet
Wasting what time we have in boxed rooms
Learning information we have little interest for
Information that is hammered into us
Until our heads splinter open
And all we thought we knew comes trickling out
Onto the floor
Wasted
No advice on the present is given
Only on numbers and history
In return we receive a life time supply of stress and worry
But we will be prepared for the future they say
We don't know what we are doing now
So what are the chances we know what we'll be doing ten years from now?

It's in our nature to search for more
Because the world we live in now is such a bore
What we have is never enough
We always try to venture to the next level, even if it is tough
It's what gives us purpose, keeps us going
We want to be all knowing
This earth is too small for us, it's become a clod
Sooner or later we will leave it, in hopes to become gods

If it wasn't for you I'd be gone
I was going through life feeling like a pawn
But you gave me hope and direction
You gave me all of your affection
Even when your mind wasn't whole
You gave purpose for my soul
Lately my days have been filled with yawns
Ever since you've been gone

My voice is lost before it's even heard
It gets twisted in the wind
What I mean to say is lost in a murmur
My words fade into the pollution that fills the air
Voices more penetrating than mine obscure what I mean to say
What is already a whisper turns even more dull
Quickly forgotten
My words become futile to the ears around me