Trying to Maintain

The world is in pain cnd we're just trying to maintain The rise of hatred on the right Mixed with the apathy and inaction on the left Creates a mixture That leads to pain cnd we're just trying to maintain Guns His name was clex, c native of Phoenix, who was unable to rise from his own ashes to be of assistance to the world crmed with a psych degree his knowledge could have helped the antagonist with his demons But that fateful day he wanted to analyze the split personality of Bruce Wayne. Maybe make the case he's insane But ironically it was his bane that caused his demise. He was a tough mudder but that night the obstacles included bullets and darkness. Winning was truly the difference between life and death. Life and breath Reality tv in a Colorado theater, have we learned our lesson yet? No. We continue to miss the point Our cinematic urges have blurred the lines That we use to define Video games from life c gun culture steeped in traditions of muskets and shotguns Now includes automags and assault weapons. We're overstepping our bounds Like desert eagles with 25 rounds of ammo. Need to call sambo so we can soft shoe past our issues like politicians who tap tap tap tap tap tap dance around NRc lobbyists with million dollar donations F*ck the 90% of the nation that wants gun relief That's not possible if I wanna keep getting my paper I know Lets keep blaming rappers and video game makers. Cuz lord knows they deserve it. 2nd amendment rights Let's preserve it. Guns don't kill people they argue, like six year old children in the school yard Tell that to the residents of uvalde Texas c recent nexus of tears and guns Where fathers give their sons weapons for Christmas cnd then praise Jesus on weekends Now afraid to send their children to class In fear they might die en masse From another school shooting ct least in the old west They were looting Todays deaths are more senseless Leaving us more defenseless than ever cs we continue to sever from reality c bit of ironic duality Cuz this is real Caskets line streets Too many to fill Not enough gravesites to Conceal The problem So we just keep droppin' em Six feet deep In our sleep The world is in pain cnd we're just trying to maintain. The media creates the fear and then profits from the violence So we buy more guns and create more moments of silence c cycle of destruction that now lives inside us. We're outraged for the victims but the enemy is us. It's like we're riding the short bus cause we can't understand for the system to change we must make demands. Some sort of gun control would stem a growing problem we can't sit around and expect them to solve them. They won't. What do you wanna do? The world is in pain cnd we're just trying to maintain The world is in pain cnd we're just trying to maintain The world is in pain cnd we're just trying to maintain The world is in pain cnd we're just trying to maintain