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they stand and stare
stand and stare
muted and tamed
witnesses of this murder
this injustice
this failure
a human life destroyed in their sight
the media cry, but we remain passers-by
modern life takes its toll
the duality of an evolved being:
a brilliant mind and a hollow heart
too scared
look away in shame
this person could have been your friend, your love
the thin line between compassion and disgrace
filled with fear, all turns grey
but if no one cares nothing matters
the brutal and the heartless rule this nightmare
a dystopia born of violence
that depraves the last precious emotion felt
so all turns grey
inhale
breathe out
return
no, this can't be life
it takes courage to step out of the shadow
but in this moment
the colors recur
the possibility justifies the risk
hope should overcome despair
one life given
one life taken
a full circle either way
for the most of us utopia is just a word
but in the presence of its negative
some still die for it

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from The Core And The Shell, released July 19, 2011

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