Please cut off my head,
It doesn’t serve me anymore,
I think I’ve forgotten how to think,
I don’t need my eyes,
Although I’ll miss my sight,
The vision’s burned into them of impending dread,

What do you want from me?
Don’t I contribute enough to this capitalist society?
I work, I consume, and I watch TV,
But I wasn’t born into a world that caters for me,

I’m wasting all my time,
Pretending to be civil when I wanna do crimes,
You don’t afford me the same courtesy,
So I guess I’ll just give you back what you give to me,

I’m not afraid to stoop down to your level,
If a slapfight’s what you want, it’s what you’ll get,
Posturing is meaningless when you’re on your knees,
And I never had a posture of 180 degrees,

I don’t wanna be a martyr,
I just wanna be the best damn person I can be,
Without sacrificing any of the several,
Privileges that I’m afforded,
Nobody can fight oppression, nobody has time,
And the consequence of trying is notoriously high,
So I’ll shut my mouth and I’ll close my blinds,
And make sure that all my activism’s done online,
Cause I know that you can’t stand it,
When I really speak my mind,
And I know I take it too far,
But please understand sometimes the situation calls for it,
And I’m not standing idly by,
Just allowing you to spread your lies,
Without making up a couple of my own,

Up onto my high horse I will gently ascend,
When our cordial conversation’s reached its logical end,
Well nobody learned a lesson but hey, we’re all still friends,
So at least we’ll have some comfort waiting for the seas to rise and swallow us