I wanted to break away from my traditional subject matter and try and delve into the deeper aspects of relatable fiction.
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a child in pain screams out from under
the burden of a life more empty than full
restless and wandering
she readies the blade for the final cut in life
that will bring her to sleep
at that very moment just outside her door
a cheating husband struggles with the guilt
that will swallow him whole
he chokes it down then cocks back the hammer
little does he know that he's being watched by his son
who really gives a sh** anyway
that's just the way the world is
your lucky in life if you kinda fit in
it's just a name on a death certificate
cuz that's just the way the world is
a lonely old man
once a proud soldier and a father
now he's left inside a room with no view
forgotten and weak he tries to recall
a distant better time but instead
he softly cries himself to sleep
a pretty young nurse waits outside his door
feeling guilty for things she never told her own father
she rushes home and picks up that telephone
just in time to hear the news that he has died in his sleep
how can we give a sh** anyway
that's just the way the world is
why even think twice with the knife to your wrist
it's just a name that god's crossed of his list
cuz that's just the way the world is
oh yeah
that's just the way the world is
either you live or you die or you quit
another name that god's crossed off his list
cuz that's just the way the world is
