Stop The World

I would give you my heart if I had one Ripped from my chest With only a dull throbbing pain, it's a test Hidden away at the back of my awareness Just beyond the reach of any investigation worth it's salt Not one that just walks the walk, talks the talk Or ticks any God-damned check-boxes I'm feeling angry and twisted Disillusioned and clench-fisted Because I'm drowning in the mire With the population in its entirety And the only one that can see That the water is rising is me I would tell you the truth if I knew it Liars, telling lies to disguise The lies that fed a nation Indoctrination Wrap me in a flag, tell me to overlook The body bags of truth The last bastion of humanity Make my escape from the insanity Clung on to the very last nail In the coffin of the Western fairy tail Because I'm tired and jaded Confused and out-negotiated Because I'm burning in the fire With the population in its entirety And the only one that can see The shadows cast by the flames is me I would stop the world if I could get off If I could make it stop That would be a start If I had some balls I could lead a charge But I choose to live on my knees Caught between the hell of awareness And the heaven that ignorance brings I try to close my eyes, but they're stuck fast All my chances to blink have long since past I've been struck down and restricted It turned out as I predicted I've been conquered and divided With the population in its entirety But the only one that can see The shackles and the fences and the holes in our defences is me I'm feeling angry and twisted Disillusioned and clench-fisted Because I'm drowning in the mire With the population in its entirety And the only one that can see That the water is rising is me