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 neighbor 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