Why (Spoken Word)

Why? That's the question I ask Why is it we don't do what it takes To inspire others in a positive way? Why is it we limit our power and potential Just because we're afraid? Why do we live blindly to the truth around us? Why don't we look past the veil And see the beauty that surrounds us? What I'm really saying is Why do we so strongly believe in a world Where life is up and then it's down? Where one day we smile, the next we frown? Why do we think this is what life is all about? Why do we find more joy in killing than we do healing? Why is it we aren't willing to begin fulfilling Our mission and start building A society based on everyone's well being? Why do we live in a world where we Desire things but can't afford it? Why are we afraid of change and yet we ask for it? Why is it we want honesty shown toward us But stuff truth in our secret storage? Why is it OK to work for businesses That work their employees like they're a slave? And why don't we do something to shift the system Instead of being more concerned about getting paid? Why do we support corporations that oppress Condemn others who we see as wrong And yet see the corporation as just? Why don't people see how corporations benefit Off of the misery of others? Why don't we as people do something To benefit our sisters and brothers? Why do people invest their wellness Into an industry that makes money off of people's illness? Pump people full of pills Till they slowly kill For them, just another day of business As your money and body is what they steal Why do we vote for a system that has proven to be outdated? And why do we still vote for these politicians Thinking it will bring about all sorts of change Only to have been mistaken? Really, why vote for the lesser of two evils When both are still evil? Yes voting can bring about solutions But a corrupt system uses voting to deceive you It's full of illusions Why do we have to work to survive When we have enough resources to live Without having to kill ourselves to get by? Why do we have a banking system That makes money off of our debt? Why is we don't do anything but be slaves for a system That's takes till we have nothing left? Why is it we never question the official story The government and media tell us? Why is it we believe in their tales After they have shown to routinely fail us? Why is it we allow others to abuse us And fall victim to fear, anger and doubt? Why act like you are not powerful enough To stand your ground and be proud? You think it's OK to be beat around and put down? Why is it we live in a culture that lives off of drama? Why is it we live in a culture that thinks fear will make us stronger? Why live declaring peace is weak as your mantra? All it will do is haunt ya But really, really why is it we have access To more resources than anytime in history Yet we're told we have a lack of resources Like water, food, shelter Yeah, something is missing Do you think the education you were taught In school was meant for you to live in the world? Ever wonder why when you're an adult It's like you can barely survive in the world? Why do think schools don't teach you The in depth information on how banks work? Because if people really knew the truth The banks would be outta work Wait, then again, the banking system Has shown that it's disloyal So why, why do we invest our money Into these big banks and act like their royal? Are they really that too big too fail? Because they already have and still Yeah, why aren't we taught how to be creative? Why aren't we taught how to truly make it? Say it's the parents job for the child To learn all those kind of essentials? If that's the case then why hell do we even go to school? We seriously must be mental Why is it we believe in a religion That excludes and upholds the idea of sin? Why is it OK to take power away from women And strictly give it to men? In other words, why support a religion That says it's about truth and love But when it comes down to it It's more about how much power can be won? And seriously, I gotta ask why though Do people think that god can be loving but also vengeful? Why add the human like qualities to a higher consciousness To justify your own insanity? Talk about sinful Why is it people exclaim not to worship idols But when it comes to their religion they uphold their idol? Why is it people hang their idol based in an image of suffering? I doubt these people would create shrines Of their child being crucified So why is another thing seen as terribly sickening And the other a ritual when they're both beyond discomforting? Why man... why? Why is the air polluted and poisoned daily? Why is our food contaminated with chemicals? Why do we still got people living in poverty? I thought we were advanced Why do we got police brutality? Why do we got corruption in the government? Why do we work for money and not work from the heart? Why do we live in fear? Why don't we live a life of truth? Why don't we demonstrate love? Why don't we be the change we seek? Why don't we, why don't we just be?