Power Over Me
You used to have power over me
You used to have power over me
Seeing your face pleased
Was all that'd let my mind be
Jobs and relationships once so consistent
Loyalty and honesty have floated into the distance
Is it just aging
Doesn't seem like the world should be changing
In this direction
Droughts of affection with floods of computation
Robocop evaluates your ritzy neighborhood
Gangsters regain their territory in the hood
Always thought by now life would be a dream
World is a pair of pants ripping apart at the seams
Looking into a politicians eye
There's just a blood splattered lie
Why on earth should I vote
I'll just shop elsewhere and let your funding company die
I understand I look young,
You have no idea what I've done
Talk to me like an adult
Those gestures and expressions are an insult
Just because I have no child
Doesn't make my emotions mild
Doesn't mean I don't have problems
I don't whine, I find ways to solve them
Don't assume because I don't have a degree
That I'm not a pedigree
A degree means you can follow rules and deadlines
You can use a crayola and stay within the lines
Tap your head...
Think for a second
All this money later
Is this the best way to thank your creator?
To get a job for a major company
That sooner than later will dump you and destroy
Your dreams and want you to change your values
Where work is more important than family?
Not exactly!
Your doubt in me is coming out of your pours.
Flush your ego, Try to jump that hurdle of yours
Oh wait, need a book?
Flip to page nine
Tells you you've kicked your own behind
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