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Dan Cioper: Music

Take it Away

(Daniel Cioper)
June 7, 2008
Anyone give you their heart
when you show 'em your mind, children?
Do they just stare with
wide eyes knodding, knowing
you're only children?
Are you following leaders
of no direction?
When you gonna realize
that it's all on you?

I've been around a few years
and I've seen a few things.
Guess I'm a fool 'cause I ain't
aged enough to not believe.
So let me ask you,
Are you leading a path that
it turns out was false?
When you gonna realize
that the sun shines
with or without you?

I know you've heard it before
but you should listen
once more to your children.
You're all stuck in a fight
it's like what's it about --
your children.
How long they gonna'
take it being brushed aside?
Better hand us the keys
oh you best believe.

That we'll take it away.
We'll take it away,
the children
will take it away.
What's wrong with
the world today, children?

It's the only solution
you know it's right.
As a budding flower
reaching to the sky.
Don't need to be seen with
bespectacled eyes.
Been standing before ya'
since we came out
right on through your thighs.

But we'll take it away.
We'll take it away, children.
We'll take it away.
What's wrong with the world today, children?

The look the other ways,
the pretend to not sees,
them and their
institutions, mama,
no more we don't need.
Look at what you got.
You don't even need a lot.
Revolution is in your
circle of friends, man
find yourself a spot.
I aim my blame.
I aim my blame.
At the holders of
society's wheel
who keep steering us
the same.