Rise And Fall - The Agonist

This human incompetence and this consequence

Sub-human intolerance hitting home

This stupid old prejudice and its consequence

Civilian rights are not right for all deserve rights

Large and small

Rise and fall

Each breath could be the last

Chances have all come and passed

Why can’t we just shake the urge to end everything

Property lines slice through the earth

The sudden urge to control our surroundings

Money and time now define their worthless

We rise and we fall

Rise and fall

Each breath could be the last

Chances have all come and passed

Fighting for land to own

And man will always find reasons for war

Fighting wars yields bitter rewards

So let’s contemplate what to fight for

From the oceans we rise

To the ashes we fall

All for one

Not one for all

Where do we go when we no longer exist

Apologies are useless, they’re nothing, they’re impotent

To savor the taste of youth and sweet control

Hierarchol classes split the masses

Pray your ranking’s high

Off-white

Low-life

Nuisance in a flawless life

Ground underfoot like ashes

The worlds a fucking gas chamber

Populations rise and fall