consolidate the power that you will
convince yourself its for "the cause"
the emptiness of petty daily life
whats being gained and what is lost?
how much to dedicate to sacrifice?
how much effort to stave off the guilt?
how much can you really claim of what you've forced the world to give?
The relativity of standards, how do i compare to my peers?
i'm trading hours for sustainable produce
you're spending them on beer

as if i could compare the scars with a few steps back
you do yours i'll say i'm giving it my best
siren songs of echo chamber bureaucrats
fantasize a reckoning watch it retreat on the horizon
burn ideal effigies purge their true reprisal
consolidate the power that you will
convince yourself its all you've got
the cost of sanity within a cage
no one to blame

yeah i'm at your throat cuz you never have my back
and the lights are all left on, and the sky is black
what right do i got to the way i live when my reach so far exceeds my grasp
when the consequences makes me sick when my standards give so little back?

discipline was never enough
disintegrate don't give up

the price of fun ain't no one can judge how you gonna carry on
at peace for once? but somebody gotta make sure the heat stay on
that beat stay on these amps drawn
those towers up and that cable strong
these veins open those doors shut,
collateral ain't nothin' but
some crosshairs from bird's eye
some vice peddling nice guys
that cage linked and those locks clapped
these hands up or that safety back
ration out your self center
keep watch on how you defend it
close watch on how you defend it

discipline was never enough
disintegrate don't give up