How Will I Engage?

Have backbones softened to baked beans? Have friendships shifted to machines Is romance an optimized code? Are we connected everywhere on a nowhere road Seems like winnin' rides shotgun while integrity hangs in the back Seems like mouths don't blow kisses, but instead with thumbs attack They say, they say, yeah, they say It's just the world today When bright stars tumble, small clouds rumble And waves crash with rage When the sky is fallin', rainin' name calling How will I engage How will I How will I How will I engage Will I wade in streams of toxicity, seek publicity, dry off complicity Or stand on shores of serenity, outta vanity and insanity Swim in vitriole, let it take its toll, lose sight of my goal Or sip centuries of thought, how past battles were fought, learn what wasn't taught Do I protect my own, divide, hide truth or model gold, unite, sit in the accountability booth Punch back like Frazier and Ali in Manila or turn a cheek like a Ghandi and JC guerrilla How will I How will I How will I engage When bright stars tumble, small clouds rumble And waves crash with rage When the sky is fallin', rainin' name calling How will I engage How will I How will I How will I engage Battles I face aren't a new mystery, 'member what Twain said 'bout history Folks sing of a glory age, but they weren't there workin' backstage Learn from young, and old, evolve, adapt, grow fearless, bold Sharpen mind, channel rage, heal with heart, that's how I'll engage They say, they say, yeah, they say It's just the world today When bright stars tumble, small clouds rumble And waves crash with rage When the sky is fallin', rainin' name calling How will I engage How will I How will I How will I engage