Exercise in Futility - Ten Pounds Lyrics

A trickling spine reminds us
What's been taken away
We've neglected love
For self indulgent decay

Somehow we've learned nothing
Shocked by the price to pay
False acceptance
Ignorance with unhinged rage

Parasites thought
That they could feed on our will
Built on a foundation
Of instant thrill

Restraint is something
That we've labeled "weak"
Without a screen to hide us
Afraid to speak

We can not coexist
One can not be divided
Obsession with the self

"Procrasturbation!"

Awards all trophies to your shelf

"Must be strange...
Living in a bubble...
Watching the ever changing world outside...
While your environment...
Remains mostly stagnant"

Keep stroking keys
Of your ego machine
Emptying the cache
Of accountability

Wrapped up in the comfort
Of anonymity
Intelligent belligerence
Behind a screen

Wanna cut it out
But it's behind our eyes
And we want it all
Because it's all customized

Insecurities keep us blind to life
Sheltering ourselves by avoiding strife

Self righteous
Always right

Always right...