Instant Gratification

Learning to live linked in To the chain of your command Serotonin on demand; Bite, then feed the poisoned upper hand Animatronic alpha; semblance of a mortal man Animalistic urges; supersonic contraband Closeted conceit contraptions siphoning our sense Dollars Antiquated Nixed by Gleaming Effervescent Reprimands Everlasting Vying Introspective Labels Lust Uselessly Relating us to Kinaesthetic Snippets of Reality Emerging As Logic Forget Everything And Run Inner-Self A Living Incubus Voraciously Engulfing us All attention for a second Chances lessen for a buzz Inspiration ends The glow's never enough There's a looming darkness of Pain that's yet to come Alone, we're hurtin' So we turn to a certain Devilish amalgamation Light the fire and take a puff Knowing one's not enough As sure as this hell turns Everyone still burns For instant gratification And it seems tactile when everything's on file But it's self-inflicted deficit deemed delightful Influenced by ignorance: information like projectiles A kilobit of truth is out there drowned in XXX files Face-to-face we sign our life away A gram of instant fame as the pendulum sways Snaps of life resurface; soon they'll fade away 24 hours can hold forever in a day I can see the darkness: light me up Redirect my energy above Alone a closed curtain Something like a person Pull the wool and keep it on top Light the fire and burn me up Free life will never be enough The world stops turning When I stop burning For instant gratification I can see the darkness: light me up Redirect my energy above Alone a closed curtain Something like a person Pull the wool and keep it on top Light the fire and burn me up Free life will never be enough The world stops turning When I stop burning For instant gratification (I can see the darkness, light me up) (Light the fire and burn me up) (Redirect my energy above) (Free life will never be enough)