So It Goes Lyrics - Singles - If Hope Dies

this 

is a call 

to notice that 

which has gone unnoticed 

that all of us 

are walking wounded 

bearing hidden scars 

and subtle bruises 

the casualties of a war 

inside our hearts 

we submit ourselves 

to abstract forces 

ruled by the concept 

that living is surviving 

we are suffocating on 

our own tangled aspirations 

mired down 

by the restraints 

forced on us 

the fear and doubt 

that serves to crush 

we can no longer take satisfaction 

in our suffering 

now is the time to arm ourselves 

with the knowledge 

that we can achieve 

a state of independance 

one of personal anarchy 

we can end this war 

see past the darkened veil 

pulled over our eyes 

we will make the world at large 

recognize our cries 

i will dedicate myself 

to reclaiming the disputed 

landscape of my soul 

i will repel each 

incursion visited upon my spirit 

cast light upon 

the insidious decay of volition 

surely, i do protest 

let this be a message 

that here i stand