Blackened Heart

As the cops chase the ghosts out of town,
The frowns of the clowns bring me down
And as the seeds of love germinate,
Mother Love gives birth to Hate

Too late - just leave me be
My desire is a crime of the third degree
My sin is that I long to breathe free
But her world has no place for me

Broken dreams and silent screams,
Nothing is what it seems
We're both just animals in this zoo
I am me, and you are you

It is not your fault - my need
It is not my fault - their greed
I'm the broken rebel slave
Who wants to be freed

I don't want to be you
Your life I refuse to lead
But I still pine to see you
This wound still needs to bleed

I don't regret exposing my heart
I promised that I wouldn't fall apart
Her smile had set my heart on fire
Only she can extinguish my desire

She might have saved me -
If she only cared to
But she does not care
Now, what do I do?

Love turns to hate,
Dream becomes nightmare
Can this be our fate?
Without money, go nowhere

Walking these streets, clutching bricks,
Nothing but hate for these cunts and pricks
How long shall I beg before I steal?
Please, one cigarette after every meal

They judge me, but I refuse to keep the pace
Of killing everyone in this human race
Feel my blackened heart, kiss my ugly face,
Send out the hounds, hose me down with mace

Will you -
Join the ranks and earn your wages?
Will you -
Fuel the tanks that keep us in cages?

Fathers feed their children
By jumping in a truck
Put in many hours
Turn time into a buck

No more holding back the tears
The time has come to jam the gears
Of the Great Machinery of Society
Until we slay the Dragon, we can never be free

Watch that man in the monkey suit
Feel a kick from his steel toed boot
Hell no! he has no loot -
Insane, deranged, his case is moot

Throw rocks and bottles, incite The Fight
Blurring the lines between wrong and right
Shut out that light and say goodnight
I slither down tracks and out of sight

Mark my words, the day will arrive
When money will not keep you alive
No more pizza and all that jive
Tell me how the hell will you survive?

"The city is a death sentence,"
Said the Aborigine to me
Please pardon the next four lines
There's a darker world I see

Love and smiles come easy
When the belly is filled with rice
How pretty is that long black hair
When its crawling with lice and mice?

Hour after hour, day after day
I understand why it has to be this way
We have to recognize that we're in Hell
Only then will we crack the matrix shell

The matrix is held together with lies
So it should come to you as no surprise
Nothing that is so, is so
Our entire world is in disguise

The wealthy lord
Is not the brightest star
His concerns are petty,
His pride is in his car

The lazy bum
Who does not work
Who knows much more than you
His concerns are deep and true

Your people are beautiful and strong
That's why I sing this song
If you all stay in the matrix,
You won't be strong for long

It is because I love you
That I warn you of these things
By now you know my word is true
Although it is a truth that stings

I was enchanted by your brown eyes
But you turned my heart to black
You took my love, ignored my cries
Now I ask you give it back

I know you are very smart
And for your home you grieve
Please do not take my heart
I'll need it when you leave