Lyrics
My father told me son
Advice from the father about having ideas
Its okay to have ideas
Ideas are fine, but opposing government won't solve financial issues
But beliefs against your government
Expressing beliefs against the government
Still won't pay your bills
Protesting won't address financial challenges
You can raise your fists
Using fists to resist publicly
And publicly resist
Resistance doesn't eliminate corruption
But in the end
Corruption persists despite resistance
Corruption still exists
Commentary on the reality of corruption
And no protest song will ever change the world
Protest songs won't change the world if people conform
When everybody does exactly as they're told
Conformity hinders the impact of protest songs
In the end every man work for what is his
Every individual works for their own benefit
You can fight the world
Fighting against the world's injustices
But it's just the way it is
Acceptance of the harsh reality
Your words aren't
Acknowledging the importance of spoken words
Are not meaningless to me
Recognition of sincerity in spoken words
I feel their honesty but it's my
Personal responsibility to figure out life
Life I gotta figure out for me
Understanding the consequences of one's choices
It's what I've always done not want
Choosing one's path regardless of desire
I have become and I know the consequences
Acknowledgment of the consequences of choices
That will come
Awareness of the repercussions of actions
And if I never reach the world or speak
Expressing a passion that persists
To people's souls
Desire to connect with people on a deeper level
It's a passion that will not die as I grow old
The enduring nature of passion with age
It's what I choose to do
Choosing a path in alignment with personal values
It may not work for you
Acknowledging individuality in choices
But to myself I know I must be true
Commitment to personal authenticity
I am not ashamed to stand right where I've stood
Pride in standing firm in one's beliefs
My beliefs they are unchanged
Unchanged beliefs and standing by them
Because I believe they should
Believing in the importance of personal convictions
And I'll measure my success
Measuring success through the impact of words
One word at a time
Incremental approach to evaluating personal success
If the truth is spoken
The enduring power of truth over time
Will I stand the test of time
Questioning the lasting impact of personal truth
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