Do Not Look Down

Strive, strive, surmount the obstacles

Become the essence of your goals. Hereditary dream

Pray that you may attain that destiny. Fall into the coveted line

Where life is but a theme of pretense in lustrous guise

Claims and values. Charts of means and status

Plaques to show your strife. Do your neighbour clones approve

Picture perfect illustration - imitation of life

Where the path is evened out. All obstructions removed

Great viable citizen

Are you happy now. Then praise your god and bow

Shimmering surface. The gleam of blinding lies

Become the product, the thing you so desire

To what length would you go to reach your goals

What mantra will you use to justify your means

Who will you betray to secure your dream

What sins will you commit to avoid your sins to be seen

Do not look down. Do not look down

Or the abysmal beast of nonconformity

Might stare some unpleasant truth

Into your desensitized mind

Shimmering surface. The gleam of blinding lies

Become the product, the thing you so desire