Casualty of Society

Was it wrong of me,
To endure this for so long?
I'm attempting to pick up the pieces,
Only to watch them fall apart again,
I've worked so hard,
Just to see my efforts become meaningless,
It seems that since I've left,
Everything has changed so dramatically,
And now I'm all alone,
That line grows so old,
I'm almost twenty-three,
And at this point in life,
I had hoped I'd find my one true love,
So that I could live happily,
To share my world so that I'm not so alone,
So that I'd have true support,
But deception is the name of the game,
I don't know what's real and what's not,
And I fear anything that means everything is a lie,
I try to always speak my mind,
But I'm judged before I'm even done,
This same old routine is slowly killing me,
I survive just for a break away from this tyranny,
I'm surrounded by so many people,
But I'm isolated at the same time,
Where I am,
People don't give you the time of day,
I'm just another stupid Yankee,
Not from this military town,
My ideas seem obscene,
My thoughts buried deep within the ground,
Say what you mean and mean what you say,
What am I working towards?
Do I always have to start over,
I've been at this too long to fail,
Giving up is all I want to do,
Because I'm tired of wasted efforts,
What's the point anyway?
There is no future for me in this country,
I'll just be another casualty of society.

The Machine Talks to Me

Stranger, who are you?
I've known you for so long,
I know how you think,
But I'm not sure you are who you pretend to be,
Everlasting thoughts of this,
Invoking my insanity,
Who am I?
What is this?

You hide behind a curtain,
Where words are never spoken,
I read between the lines,
To try and find an ounce of truth to this,
Whenever I call your identity into doubt,
You turn inside out,
And unleash a fury from within,
It was just a simple question,
I need to know who you really are.

I can only be so patient,
All the evidence points to the contrary,
Either I'm just paranoid,
Or baby you're just a liar,
No matter what the cause,
Our relationship can't be built upon lies,
I know you hide a secret so huge,
One that no one can know,
Does it eat you alive?
It does me baby,
So please,
Just be honest with me.

Generation Y (The Millennials)

Depression setting in,
Anxiety hanging from each and every limb,
With every action comes a consequence,
Five years ago leaving dreams behind,
Was it the right time?
Did everything in sight align?
All the repercussions fading in,
Sometimes in life we find plans don't fit,
Everything happens for a reason they say,
So what's the reason for this unsettling feeling?

I've tried the best I can,
To not live my life in sin,
I've always tried to do what's right,
Ever since I tried to end my life,
Yeah that's right,
I attempted suicide,
But then I found how selfish it is,
To leave behind everyone who cares about me,
Just to transfer my pain to them.

Forgive my disdain for politics,
I've seen suffering and fallen from grace,
Don't be surprised if I incite a revolution,
Dissent is a mark of freedom,
Maybe it's destiny for me to remove this tyranny,
I've seen walls crumble and empires fall,
And I'm tired of living in despair,
it's time to repair this country,
But first we must fix ourselves within,
Apathy changes nothing,
Action changes everything.