Sugar, Free Donuts Lyrics - Singles - If Hope Dies

there is this energy 

that flows from withing 

there is this volition 

that's constantly repressed 

the ability to connect 

to live and love without regret 

exists inside the self 

before barriers obscure it 

subdued by artificial means 

bondage that bites into weak flesh 

sedatives to tranquilize 

drain the meaning from our lives 

a theft, a self imposed sentenced 

doomed to watch devoid of passion 

we cannot stand idly by 

as the years are drained from our lives 

real truth and interaction 

obscured by false pretense 

do you think that you are free? 

is that really what you believe 

can you see out past the blinds 

placed on your perception 

there is no way not to notice those 

whose eyes are dull and lifeless 

succumbed to promises of fullfillment 

a tragedy of epic proportions 

there is this energy 

that flows from withing 

there is this volition 

that's constantly repressed 

the ability to connect 

to live and love without regret 

exists inside the self 

before barriers obscure it 

don't let numbness 

replace your spirit 

don't live in fear 

of the gifts you've been given 

we can never exist fully 

underneath chemical repression