It scares me just how easily
We all accept conformity
The only difference is
What first draws us in
What has appeal
And makes us feel
Somehow more connected
To people who are lost
In the same way
Joining forces so
They can more loudly say…
I’m sorry I didn’t hear you
Was it God you told me to find?
You tell me he’s the one
That fills the void
You felt inside?
That he gave you a purpose
A reason to join hands
With people like you searching
And then finding
God’s their man!
Well I believe something greater
Truly does exist
But there’s something about
Born agains
That’s always made me resist
It just feels so condescending
And I’ve never been able to tell
Why they’ll love you
If you follow
And if you don’t
Condemn you to hell
I’m sorry did you say something
About a self help seminar?
That teaches you to prioritize life
For four hundred dollars
That’s all?
I’d think it much more costly
To learn what to believe in
And face all of your demons
Come to terms
In just one weekend?
Yeah something about that
Just freaks me out
What’s wrong with our society?
I think we should be like Europe
Drink wine at lunch
Value family
Cause life doesn’t fit into
One person’s mantra
How can you not question that?
Relax and put some faith in yourself
Instead of signing up
For a class
Did you hear me?
I was talking to you
About how hard my work week was
A ninety six-page presentation
Turned corrupt right before it was done
And I wanted to just walk out and leave
But I knew that I had to stay
That this was a part
Of the life I had chosen
It’s ironic how I pay
Because I’ve always felt
Money’s only an issue
When you don’t have enough
I’m not materialistic now
I just keep wanting
Nicer stuff
But nobody warned me
My life would become
Looking forward to weekends
And I never thought
It would be so hard
Finding time for friends
Is the business world no different?
We all relate in the same way
And in this structure
We find purpose
Some questions go away…
Did you tell me you’re an independent
And you reject all of this shit?
Well how nice for you
Your self-definition
Can be simply the opposite
Of what I’m doing
It’s easier
To know what you hate
Than what you like
And most likely it’s something in you
You see in me
That you dislike
So stand strong for nothing at all!
I’m sure you’ll attract a crowd
Of people just like you
You didn’t want that?
Well too bad
You’re still unique
Just in the same way
As the people who surround you
Conformity abounds
There’s really nothing you can do
It’s weird to me
How we seem to start out
In life feeling incomplete
And how we’re all desperately searching
To find something to believe in
Maybe our creator
She felt the same way
Maybe we just fill her void
Give purpose to her days
And so she gave us the same challenge
Curious what we’d create
I don’t know
But we need to keep searching
For a reason before it’s too late