Hopes and Dreams that never lived

We were given gifts that could never be forgotten

Lessons that could not be unlearned

Lies disguised as truth

Truth perceived as lies

Hopes and Dreams that never lived

and fear and greed that never died

Closer to the end we grew

Blind as we were we never knew

We sang of love

of joy...of pride

Of the hopes and dreams that never lived

and the fear and greed that never died

We  wrote our own story

Made our own essence

and hated our story

Despised our own presence

Thought only of ourselves unitl everyone was affected 

Thought only seflish thoughts, till everyone was neglected

So we became sick, our own minds infected

and thought only to sheild ourselves until no one was protected

Time after time

However erroneous our perception

We never looked backed and asked

"Are we going in the right direction ?"

We were given gifts...and forgot them

We were given lessons...and never learned them

Lies believed to be truths

and truth perceived to be lies

Hopes and Dreams that never lived

and the fear and greed that never died