And so now The end of the night comes Every time we say 'hi' Instead of running out We should be showing how The fear doesn't have to beat you down Wide awake we draw these lines Convinced there's another place; another time To reconcile...make this far-off life worthwhile This word evolution becomes meaningless A mechanism we've created A singular existence: Lock up (let's shut it down) How could we be so blind, Thinking that our finite lives Are timeless I swear it's worth it To go back and recognize The silence that we've put in place of Speaking out We should be showing how The fear doesn't have to beat you down Know dilema In eyes that sparkle hatred Fresh ink on These distractions that make it: So hard So long To reach anyone but yourself So you can throw hard But you still throw wrong All it does is lock you up