Apathy // Aggression

I've been told that I was born angry
So it should come as no surprise that I'm still pissed
But lately something inside me is breaking

I haven't been sleeping much
And man it gets quiet at night

For so long I fought off my empathy
No more patience
I'm running on empty
I can't see a single shred of integrity
I'm losing my empathy

I don't know how to just feel nothing
How to watch the world and just turn my back
Pretend that things are how they're meant to be
Trust that the powers in charge
have our best interests in their hearts
When time and time again
We aren't even honest men

Am I to believe that when true power is within someone's grasp
That their integrity is built to last?
Is anyone's? (Is anyone?)
Because the more I see
It's clear to me
That the power needs to be distributed evenly
Even the best men can fall from grace

I feel something changing inside of me
The more time I spend on this earth
And maybe it's the only possible trajectory
I'm losing my empathy

The fire that once burnt on overwhelming compassion
Is mixed with the flames of pure fucking aggression