VERSE 1 Too busy for kindness Hope keeps pa**ing by We're justified by freedom Too caught up in time Trading off all values Boost the bottom line He can't think of this y'all Until he's lost his mind BRIDGE 1 Holding on to what's here Then told to trust 'fear of losing' But what's owned When the cost of one's soul amounts to what wit i'm using So what's owed? We're under control pursuing some weird illusion But what's known? We're making these choices where lives are someone's exclusion And what we're choosing means we're all losing, we're losing CHORUS 1 Living just for having Surviving on surviving Just how much more do we need before we're happy? Will you stand for something? Or keep chasing more? Working just for living Surviving while we're thriving Just how much more can they take before we're happy? If you don't stand for something Well then don't put more for the less It's more stress for the rest of us VERSE 2
Taking with no giving Natural law defied Conflicts orchestrated Problem goes untried He keeps craving power They just want their pride But neither one can have it All part of the design BRIDGE 2 Holding on to what's here Then told to trust 'fear of losing' But what's owned When the cost of one's soul amounts to what wit i'm using So what's owed? We're under control pursuing some weird illusion But what's known? We're making these choices where lives are someone's exclusion And what we're choosing means we're all losing, we're losing CHORUS 2 Living just for having Striving on surviving Just how much more do we need before we're happy? Will you stand for something? Or keep chasing more? Working just for living Surviving while we're thriving Just how much more can they take before we're happy? If you don't stand for something Well then don't put more for the less It's more stress for the rest of us