Society

I asked Olivia to name something (in three or four syllables) that causes her consternation. Her answer, “Society”. Sometimes she follows my scratch vocal line when I record a demo for her, this time she just let it rip, and it is probably the best thing we’ve done together.

Lyrics:

I live here on the earth
Every day since my birth

The people of old have already told
Me everything that I’m worth

I try to do what they say
Learning more every day

But under this work an evil does lurk
Everything going astray

It doesn’t matter what we try
No one is satisfied

Society
Society
Handing me a painful reality

Society
Got the best of me
The system in which not everyone fits

Watching all of the news
So many ways to abuse

Some people win, some people sin
So many others will lose

We’ve tried so many ways
Ruined so many days

So many nights we steal and fight
Setting the planet ablaze

Instinct from the distant past
Happiness can’t last

Society
Society
Handing me a painful reality

Society
Got the best of me
The system in which not everyone fits

Animals can be trained
Learning what they will gain

By doing a trick or fetching a stick
People aren’t the same

Punish all of the crime
Only some of the time

Rewarding greed punishing need
Mixing all of the signs

Going all the way back to our animal days
Find a better way

Society
Society
Handing me a painful reality

Society
Got the best of me
The system in which not everyone fits