Society War II

Put on your gas mask
That will protect you from inferno
Put on your gas mask

Needless to say, I don't have a reason to stay
But maybe my sanity will be increasing someday
Not when this society is still bleeding like my slit wrists
Pray this and pray that, you ain't making a difference
I will strike upon you with great independence
Words is the new weapon, I use it to my advantage
The pen does more damage than the sword
Think about it 'fore you get careless and transform
To another human being, why you want to be a menace for?
Can't you see why you're acting reckless for?
Wake up, think about the consequences
And for some reason I feel protection are against us
Drunken father, drinks 'til he's almost senseless
Drag him out 'cause I feel so defenseless
Break the window to the entrance
"Can you see this hatchet?"
Death threatened, they say it's 'cause he's dependent

There's a war going on outside that will outrun you
A war that no man has ever been safe from
A war that you cannot run from
Hide or it will take what you need to endure
Your fate will outrun you
Fear will outrun you
Betrayal will outrun you
There's a war going on outside, it will outrun you

Fights at night, sleepless and full of fright
I wish my mother stood upright and booked a flight
Ever since then, I've pushed aside
All the emotions and feelings, it's almost led to suicide
A little kid who had a lot of dreams
Turned out to be a big pile of fallen leaves
When I was fourteen, I left no stone unturned
Tried everything I could but it wouldn't work
I've been thinking 'bout a moment, I was in my room alone and
I took a god damn belt and tied it to my freakin' throat, and
My short life flashed right in front of my eyes
But the fight or flight response took me by surprise
Smoked weed through an apple, that is how I was in shambles
Called the police on my dad, 'cause of a tantrum
In a normal house, how often does that happen?
In mine it happened every month, can you imagine?

There's a war going on outside that will outrun you
A war that no man has ever been safe from
A war that you cannot run from
Hide or it will take what you need to endure
Your fate will outrun you
Fear will outrun you
Betrayal will outrun you
There's a war going on outside, it will outrun you

A never-ending cycle: pain, denial, drink, rage
Said he would bash in her skull, he should be detained inside a cage
Let's rewind back to when I was only five years old, I
Defended my sis from him, when he was a lightning bolt, a
A chair got thrown on her right collarbone
His god damn reactions were always overblown
Manic, depressed and then a tragic event
Said it wasn't gonna happen again, but it still had an effect
I still get the impression I need to bury the hatchet
The other side of me says to be glad to see his back, yeah
He had a place where he put his flasks in a basket
I got filled with fear and panic, even though it is a classic
You see, everybody sheds a tear for the addicted
But no one sheds a tear for the ones affected
Don't get me wrong, I'm still sympathetic
But when you grow up in abuse you stare angrily at it

There's a war going on outside that will outrun you
A war that no man has ever been safe from
A war that you cannot run from
Hide or it will take what you need to endure
Your fate will outrun you
Fear will outrun you
Betrayal will outrun you
There's a war going on outside, it will outrun you