I could never turn the key of a lock set safely
I could never turn the light on at night
I would rather have the dark to provide me safety
I would rather have a way to deny
Living in a fog mutes the bells, alarms, and all that ringing
Echoes in my brain with no sound
Never see the wrong heal the unrecalled and god forsaken
Never see the sky falling down
I could never tell myself or admit I traded
I could never look my life in the eye
Everyone installed is assigned a station
And they better know their place in the line
Statues in the hall stand for all that I have abdicated
Allocate the code words to go
Monuments in malls only serve the cause when relegated
Keeps the mind afraid when it's closed
And set in stone
Set in stone
Frozen starts to thaw
Cracks are in the wall
The ship begins to sink
Water all around and
You would rather drown
Than to give someone a drink
Engraved into laws claiming compensation
Warning signs for those to expire
Deadened in the eyes and politely stating
"We're gonna disagree" with a smile
Orphaned by a shove to be cast above with gaslit saviors
Leave the underneath to be towed
Chiseled in a form that is unadorned from obligation
Better to be wrong than below
And set in stone
And set in stone
