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byron henderson - mad world. lyrics

[verse 1: byron henderson]
ugh
here for the purpose of progression
would much rather die alone than hurt who i love due to depression
held my head high through worse than you know, low second guessing
what i was no longer matters, who i am, the relevant question
receiving th+rns in return for the flowers i’ve given
so called peers were money hungry and power driven
in middle school, everyone tried to be wayne
in high school, it was wiz
swear to your god, it was draining
authenticity is a myth
some decisions that break your heart bring you peace
some folks you meet are meant to switch
life hurts, but it’ll teach
they learned a lesson ever underestimating my reach
i walked a lonely road until i met a girl that believed
considering many give in, no stressing this, me turned into we
riri told me to put more effort in so matthew could see
without action, it’s more than evident whatever’s coming out your mouth is cheap
how ironic the only person that made it was trying to leave

[hook: byron henderson, marina esmeralda]
i was sick and they grieved
for a friend they believed in
was lost
it’s a trip
i lost them
it’s just me
we can see you fell back and faced death far too often
mad world, can’t take back what was lost
[bridge: byron henderson, with marina esmeralda]
if i get it out the mud, then this road is mine to carve
find yourself or live a lie based on other folks’ thoughts
shorty, you can run and hide, but they know you’re like a star
you can let them dim your light or shine bright through the darkness

[verse 2: byron henderson]
stifled by seeds of doubt planted when i was lied to
convinced as a child my so called peers were my fiercest rivals
submerged in a grave of corpses, through muck and grime i would climb
you leave it to the kids to save the world til they actually try to
same world y’all done ruined
treat every word like loaded handguns when i hold you to them
building bridges with syllables, foundation unshakeable
kablams y’all produce heard and seen from a fortress of truth in the land of the breakable
starving for leaders and attention, everyone’s bulimic
almost everybody’s pretending, everybody has demons
women screaming their body, their choice
but you’d rather be an “alpha” than try amplifying their voice
while misogynistic clowns rejoice
that says a lot about you busters
matter fact, it’s confirming most of my doubts about you suckers
they say the light is divine, but darkness creeps in disguise
as i rise through the mire, like flames of babylon’s fire
listen, you ain’t gangsta just because you grab the blower
some of you clowns’ ringtone is a white man’s fly being lowered to no surprise
why would i sit at tables that i was sent to flip
when to over half of this country, i represent the blip
youth cry out for leaders, but find jesters on thrones
biden or trump, just puppets and drones, what are we on?
i stand in the shadows of a nation divided
where laws get passed but hearts stay misguided, i smell the spark of a riot
babylon’s burning while we yearn for a better place
a better fate, same time, seduced by the devil’s face
claim america’s great, but what is that accolade?
a country built on genocide, on backs of enslaved
claiming land that was sacred, by the rivers where they prayed
the cries of ancestors in the wind still heard today
so why would a righteous god bless a land built on deceit?
from the trail of tears to all the enslaved in the heat
steady preaching love and peace, while you practice hate and war
scriptures twisted to fit all the agendas they adore
white supremacy’s embedded, it’s the beast in the flesh
cops never show up to rallies, cause it’s them wearing the crest
temptation is a weapon, it beckons, we lose direction
but i’m stepping, correcting, injecting truth into each section
of society, quietly, i’m defying the pieties that rewind us, bind us, find us lost in anxiety, ay
[hook: byron henderson, marina esmeralda]
plenty tricks up your sleeve
blood drenching the leaves
strange fruit, easy pickings
your decision if we’re seeds
we can see you fell back and faced death far too often
mad world, can’t take back what was lost

[bridge: byron henderson, with marina esmeralda]
if i get it out the mud, then this road is mine to carve
find yourself or live a lie based on other folks’ thoughts
shorty, you can run and hide, but they know you’re like a star
you can let them dim your light or shine bright through the darkness

[outro: byron henderson & marina esmeralda]
you done fell back and faced death far too often
mad world, can’t take back what was lost
it’s a mad world, can’t take back what was lost
it’s a mad world, can’t take back what was lost

- byron henderson lyrics

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