Lyrics A Should with a Must - As A Conceit

A Should with a Must

We were raised, we were raised in an era
In which the freedom of will is a chimera
You think you’re exercising your self determination
But you’re putting yourself in line for the self-extermination
You think yourself as free
But by the time you’re not
Cause everything was long since planned
Our lives are part of the plot, oh
You see the media and this social frenzy
The more you pretend to care the more you’re becoming selfish
They put ourselves in a position, we no longer reach for
We’re unaware but we’re controlled in every single feature
They tried to teach us
They tried to mold us, for ages
But now the books they forced us to read
Are all made of blank pages
We’ve misplaced this sense of fright
But we’re the fire that still burns at night
With one bad apple the whole bunch is spoiled
Let’s burn this midnight oil
We’ve misplaced this sense of fright
But we’re the fire that still burns at night
With one bad apple the whole bunch is spoiled
Let’s burn this midnight oil
You think yourself as free
But you can’t tell who’s to trust
And as soon as you realize it
It hits you right in the guts
We’ve misplaced this sense of fright
But it’s the blind now that’s leading the blind
Who’s to trust, what’s to trust
It’s a should with a must
First we’re spoonfed, then it’s shoved down our throat
And we end up thinking we came up with everything on our own
On our own
The biggest lie we’ve ever been told
We’ve misplaced this sense of fright
But we’re the fire that still burns at night
With one bad apple the whole bunch is spoiled
Let’s burn this midnight oil
We’ve misplaced this sense of fright
But we’re the fire that still burns at night
With one bad apple the whole bunch is spoiled
Let’s burn this midnight oil