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Apathy is the Enemy

from Star Struck // Beginner's Luck by Average Joey

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If there’s anyone left in this world
Who wants something more than what they can’t afford
Let’s hash a scheme and we’ll build a crew
We’ll make a plot and we’ll see it through
Yea, this time we’ll see it through

If there’s anyone here who wants to set things right
Let’s join hands and let’s hold them tight
We’ll turn ‘em into fists and fight the good fight
We’ll walk from the darkness to light
Structure fires are our guiding light

If there’s anyone in this place
Who hasn’t lost hope let me see your face
Let me here you scream until you turn blue
Because I have faith in you
Who needs God, I believe in you

***

Is there anyone in this room
Who can feel the heat of impending doom
It’s becoming pretty clear the end is near
That’s why I’m not concerned with a career
That’s based in exploitation and fear

Is there anyone here who’s got the muscle
And the strength to so through the struggle
Nothing I want comes without conflict
And I’m sick of taking it easy
Convenience will be the death of our species

Is there anyone in this joint
Who feels fed up and doesn’t see the point
In wasting away in front of their TV
Enjoying ignorance or apathy
Not content with complacency

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Is there anyone here who’s willing to try
To confront these issues with more than a sigh
We’ve gotta stay honest in a world full of lies
Before we comply, let’s ask ourselves why?
It’s what we’ve got to do to survive

If there’s anyone left in my life
Who’s really alive and isn’t a slave with a price
I feel like we are a dying breed
Surrounded by liars and greed
On the weak they feed

If there’s anyone in this mess
Who wants something better, we must do our best
To carry on before we go extinct
An endangered kind, those who think
Were on the brink of destruction I think


Is there anyone here who just won’t stop
No matter how much they threaten with their Gods or cops
You say I can’t change the world, but I’ll give it a shot
You ask why even try, well it’s all I’ve got
I might not, but what else have we got?

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from Star Struck // Beginner's Luck, released September 13, 2012

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