Cedric Till - Thought Contract lyrics

[Verse 1] If a thought were a contract, I'd try to buy out of it I don't know why I signed at the bottom I'm bound to the words that I didn't even speak yet As eyes have their own language Why submit to a rhyme when it doesn't reason? What you thought was deep is but beneath depth A keepsake that hates thanks well rehearsed All that's left is memories when we cross Jordan We get older and feel the regrets Sting like our conscience sleeps on a bed of nails It must be lovely to know innocence again Because this weariness will not subside No matter what's accrued, when it's due It'll be taken from you, so give while you still can Every touch is a reminder of joy present In the world, a heartfelt embrace between real friends [Verse 2] In a land barren of love, forsaken by compa**ion Vilified are those who are taking a stand Against sociopaths who market the world's ills As the cure for the very thing that teaches how to heal If distrust is taught, we give up distraught It's on us to sow hope, we can't lust for rewards Cause the bounty on our heads was placed by the ones Who can't afford to see us happy, so they pay to see us dead...