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BROTHERS IN MADNESS We have been here since time begun, special we were Thought to be decedents of the sun We were and are Brothers in Madness The Madness, when settles for you it may lift To us, we endure this despairing gift It’s been likened to tripping, on Coke or LSD But our trip will never end, and it will only bring sadness A lifelong trip, my brothers in madness It crosses all races, no one is immune It sweeps through families often bringing death & gloom At first it is good, the images you see The voices are happy, all things can be Nothing is real, or at least you think so When you sleep, you will wake, but with me I don’t know They tell me to do things, bringing sorrow and badness United we suffer My brothers in madness The drugs we are given, others made these choices They block the dopamine and slow down the voices But then the shaking begins, and my feet start to move I’m not a rapper, im in the Chlorprom groove Another set of drugs to take this away But dry mouth & blurred vision is the price I will pay We sit there together, all of us shaking, dreaming of peace And a new awakening But the life we often live, is a circle of sadness Don’t pity, try to understand My brothers in madness I know I am more, than the voices in my head I deserve a real life, not one spent in a hospital bed I deserve to happy with a smile on my heart I deserve to make my own choices Just like you, I deserve that start Most of us, at some point, will come to that spot A decision to make, to carry on or not The voices I live with, the drugs I endure I’ve got to do it, to keep my mind sure One of us decided, it was his time to leave To start over fresh, in that land up above No voices, No drugs, Just acceptance and love No blame at his leaving, no pity, but there is sadness Our friend has left us Our brother in madness Phil Evans
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