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The past is the future's present
see it presents itself in many ways
every day we're urged to live life for tommorow
but in doing so we commit to neglecting the knowledge of our ancestors
render it meaningless to borrow
Buying into an ideology thats nearsighted, the mental equivaleent of fools gold
Often times claim that we've been dealt bad cards in life, when without looking we fold
So in response their souls are forced to dig new graves
so as we continue to bury ourselves, we'll realize our ancestors paved the paths in two ways
America's a country that's been built on deception
Ignorance is bliss, so we tend not to ask questions
And if our eyes dont meet the reality that exists,
our mind will accept a Machiavellian type government, full of lies and tricks
Got us gettin less spiritual
Not beleivin
got our lives full of meaningless rituals
Rehearsed
going non stop in no direction without knowing how to reverse
I get less worried every day about the future
News tellin us we're screwed, i look for the wrench to make it looser
Look to the past, knowing that dreams didnt start with Martin Luther
Knowing that history repeats itself
And if knowledge is key, we should look back, if not only to release ourselves
don't believe in carpe diem but prescribe to dead poets
cuz our society could learn a lot, from Frost and Shakespeare, breaking down society's ills as we know it
I've learned the characteristics of people transcend
So generations will always be plagued by greed and envy, but maybe we adjust the way we can defend
But people fear wut they dont understand
so their old language cant provide a helping hand