Brady Johnston - ETC... Lyrics

Somebody tell me what the meaning of peace is
If everything ceases
If everything ceases
Somebody tell me what the meaning of peace is
If everything ceases
Everything ceases

I'm starin at this clock tryin to slow the time
In the face of it all I'm never gonna toe the line
But still feelin so behind
Doubts and hopes as it asymptotes to a peace of mind
Perception is malleable, an invaluable trait's
To cultivate reality in such a practical way
What happens when it results in such irrational hate
Laughable to think your grief is an impassable strait
Nor a collapsible state, can't fathom to wait any longer
Almost pray for a dastardly fate
Regardless of your faith - take a lot of wisdom, wait and see
Unfounded optimism only breeds complacency
Huntin for love and acceptance, when you don't get it
That's when your mind becomes the enemy, that's the end of me
Words are open sesame for wounds you expect to see
Respectfully you don't got the sweat equity to question me

I gave you too much power to adjudicate
Learned you can't lose your faith
If you never had it in the first place
During self-reflection my tendency is to repudiate
Self-inflicted pain so you self-medicate
Headed for a wall, maybe you accelerate
You won't be celebrated at all, quickly fade away
And worth only a cautionary tale over a dinner plate
Seen it first hand, the toll they take
Demons stay and play - wish they were easier to eviscerate
While I examine and I contemplate
How do I allocate these feelings for something I'll try to confiscate
It's gettin harder to concentrate
My soul is incarcerated, I'm hatin everything we gotta tolerate
Just hope I can exonerate
And just know day by day I'll oscillate until I find a way