If Hope Dies - Sugar, Free Donuts lyrics

there is this energy

that flows from withing

there is this volition

that's constantly repressed

the ability to connect

to live and love without regret

exists inside the self

before barriers obscure it

subdued by artificial means

bondage that bites into weak flesh

sedatives to tranquilize

drain the meaning from our lives

a theft, a self imposed sentenced

doomed to watch devoid of passion

we cannot stand idly by

as the years are drained from our lives

real truth and interaction

obscured by false pretense

do you think that you are free?

is that really what you believe

can you see out past the blinds

placed on your perception

there is no way not to notice those

whose eyes are dull and lifeless

succumbed to promises of fullfillment

a tragedy of epic proportions

there is this energy

that flows from withing

there is this volition

that's constantly repressed

the ability to connect

to live and love without regret

exists inside the self

before barriers obscure it

don't let numbness

replace your spirit

don't live in fear

of the gifts you've been given

we can never exist fully

underneath chemical repression