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Perfect World

by Bitter Truth

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1.
Intro / Numb 01:43
Help me understand Time and time again I hear my name come out your mouth Speaking as if you know what I’m about What do you hope to gain? Bury my truth with your fucking lies You know nothing of my situations Making nothing but complications And twisting my words Just to come out on top Help me understand I don’t care what you have to say to me Just save your breath Numb to your apology Help me understand
2.
Secrets are found in the cracks of the streets No silver spoons Just sorrow and concrete We wanted something more It wasn’t meant for us We never had the option The doors were always shut Speaking up to keep us down Living like a puppet on a string Just stop and look around We won’t We won’t live life that way The bricks were laid to build this prison But they never knew about the strength within us We rattled the cage and broke down the walls And we’ll do it again until your perfect world falls Who are you to speak? Like you read it out a fucking book Who are you to speak? Now that the facts are out You’re looking kinda shook
3.
Every day seems to be the same Nothing's ever changed This world, our home It has us trapped and we have one here to blame Man look at where, where we've put ourselves Constantly fighting to reach the top We still see no end, waiting for it to stop Time to wake up Doing nothing but pretending Time to wake up Nothing but wishful thinking Our vision is blurred from the truth No clear view With no explanations, not even a few Always looking to start again But can't seem to change Can we say that we ever once tried? A foreign thought that still feels so strange Ignorance is bliss They say we can't escape this We beg to differ Yeah, we're the proof
4.
Fraud 02:00
I’ve got to admit It took a while to see past the bullshit You always seem to spit It’s escalated And you’re losing control Nothing here for you to hold Why’s it so hard to see? You’re past the point of no return You still haven’t learned Respect is given when its earned Reach for what you lack Living off the scraps Talk is fucking cheap You’re going nowhere You’ll see What’s with the hesitation? Can’t stand the confrontation? Didn’t think any of this would ever surface? No big surprise You pretend to get by Just to hide who you are on the inside You built yourself up Just to fall in the end I hope this strikes a nerve This song is the least you deserve At this rate None of this is up for debate Talk is fucking cheap It’s not hard to see
5.
Better Off 01:57
For three years All I did was bite my tongue Too much time has passed It bled for far too long The scales were always tipped in your favor I watched my life slowly peel away I ask "what for"? Same routine on repeat every damn day But now I'm through You've been blocking up my view Of what life could possibly look like If there happened to be an absence of you It's time I broke away From this crooked game I'm taking back control Of everything you fucking stole Watch me rise to the top as you fade away Can you blame me for finally wanting to start anew? Despite what you've heard, I'll be fine I'll be fine without you Better off without you
6.
Man, here we are again You serve and protect? We can read between the lines Your true nature's neglect Refuse to see what fuels our rage It still takes a lot to be on the same page Loyal to the corruption It's clear as day This ain't no fucking assumption The voice of the unheard, the unwanted No more silence caused by actions so absurd Make a change before expecting one from me
7.
The Weight 02:26
Broken kid walking all alone Taking one step after the next Counts his steps like he’s counting the days till he fits in like the rest Living off the crooked smiles and broken promises Never had a glimpse of what foundation really is Cast Out Left in the dark by the world he never knew Cast Out Lost in the world Searching for something true A day came where his heart sank deep down in his chest Sick of waiting for a sign or a feeling to possess So what’s left? What can he do? What path is there to take? But turning back or moving forward The choice was his to make Cast Out Left in the dark by the world he never knew Cast Out Lost in the world Searching for something true Stopped taking advice from those who never show their face Finally he’s got his head on straight Shrugging off the weight
8.
Lockstep 02:11
You expect me to believe We have the means to succeed The life that was promised to me Will never be truly free Liars and thieves make their plans We play right into their hands Walking in lockstep with those Who’d leave us to rot, but we know What they call freedom’s not for us Moments away from collapse Grasping for what we can’t have I’m sick to death of the fight For the scraps that are left, it’s not right Their lies are something we can’t trust Making their moves in the dark It’s been this way since the start Shine some light on the unknown the fault is theirs alone You’ve reached the top but you’re by yourself You bought the lie that your worth is your wealth We’ve been cast aside Socially immobile Expendable lives at your disposal Why’d you think it had to be this way? You want the system that’s in place to stay If that’s how you feel Don’t be surprised When we take to the streets and fight for our lives You expect me to believe No more You expect us to believe No more
9.
N.E.C. 01:44
Enough's enough I don’t get it These words aren‘t empty They just aren’t sinking in Hatred clouding your brain You treat my skin as a sin Weak minded fools Too blind to see the truth Brainwashed to see A twisted reality My fucking paranoia Has spiked a whole new high You think I have to pay Cause I was born this way Trying to break through these chains Trying to break from this cycle You will never feel this pain Weak minded fools Too blind to see the truth Brainwashed to see A twisted reality Reminiscing on moments that were never meant to last You only have yourselves to blame For how this world is in this state of shame Fuck you
10.
It’s been so hard to put this into words But it’s effect on me I wear it on my sleeve A simple phase that's what you believe You’re outside looking in That’s where you’ve always been Can’t you see Hey, hey We bleed the same, but we are still set apart It’s clear to me Hey, hey You can’t comprehend what it’s all about Day after day Year after year All the blood and sweat from everyone here Built this up and it was built to last Despite the hardship and pain of the past Save your thoughts and your lack of acceptance Even though we’ve all come to expect it The fuse is lit And there’s no putting it out Open your eyes There’s no doubt No putting this out “Misunderstood” A so called curse on us Spoken words of the blind That’s how we’ll always be defined Just stop and take it all in You’ll be shocked at what you find A small look in our minds

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released June 26, 2021

All songs and lyrics written by Bitter Truth
Recorded by Rick Johnson at Cold War Studios in Grand Rapids, MI
Mixed by Andy Nelson at Bricktop Recording in Chicago, IL
Mastered by Len Carmichael at Landmine Studios in Ewing, NJ
Album art and layout by Cameron Klingenberg

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