withered mother earth gives her children the cold shoulder

you don't know how it feels
and you don't really care

thats the problem we've had my whole life
my words mean nothing
my voice goes unheard

and the shallow walk around like they know something

i hear whispers from the side
yea, you know all about me
just another fucking kid
putting his nose where it doesn't belong

in this broken family you fend for yourself

our grandparents would be ashamed
that this is what you did to it
you don't fucking care about me
and thats the fucking point

im just there to use, to poke, to bend
a useful fucking tool

well i stand my ground
and i cast you out
you fucking leeches suck on someone else
i'll spend my time with people who give a shit
all the pick and pull, clawing away
you want me around to listen
not to be heard

well I'm a fucking person
and a smart one at that
and you could benefit from the things i have
to show you
but you don't want to know

i dont waste time with people
who don't value my opinion
you make me feel invalid
this family makes me feel suicidal
i have no foundation
no rock to turn to
cause you all crumble like sand
through my fingers
when all my life I've been
starved for one solid substance
something solid to stand on
and now i stand, tall and proud
and its not you
its not because of you
all of you have no hand in the molding of this man

this is why I'm bitter
this is why I feel nothing but emptiness
for you all