Alustrium - The Illusion of Choice II: Eros lyrics

Self Awareness finally I'm no longer puzzled By what I am now I am a child So much expected of me Grow up, obey, learn I know what I must do Grow strong, be a man Subservient to my masters Everyone is above me I will learn who I am Mother Nurse me, clean me, and teach how I am to act To young as yet to write the rules Maybe some day that will change I will be what I wish Learning Language, faces and shapes Society's rule over me Strangers are in charge Schooling followed by work Life goes on and I grow and things change Then things change and I grow, life goes on I am getting sick of this Being under your foot Life goes on and I grow and things change Then things change and I grow, life goes on Forge an identity other than somebody's slave I will work to free myself from society's evil grip, its hatred of the individual I will break the bonds that were forced on me at birth “Man is born free but everywhere is in Chains” -Rousseau I am forced to work, to learn a trade, to earn my keep I am told to slow, settle and find another I have become what I have feared most, a spouse, a dad, I'm chained I'm no longer free to pursue my dreams, my destiny has run its course Born into this world I was free of sins, but not without a path carved in stone by generations of the same men I'm trapped and I cannot get out! I struggle with the chains on my feet but the harder at them that I pull, the links become more entangled and ensnared I'm tired I give in I will conform If I must I'll play by the rules And I do and when I do I succeed Now I'm getting old I prepare for my rest I look back at what I've done, at what I've created Maybe my kin can break the chains that have bound me from first light Maybe the new generation can fix the problems that have plagued mine