the basics that we follow
in intrigued gratitude
to be the ones who survive the manifest
of being consistently good
and the good is a hard shapeless crack
invisible to those who aren't obsessed
with being constantly on the race
of standing out without respect
and respect is taken for ego
while being the most important figure
in a man's life
in a man's test
so just how much are you obsessed
with being the one on top
the falling pyramid
with being the one to score
a successful so called lead

the roots that we abandon
by the creature's request
to plant seeds with no potential
to ever become great
and the great is a gloomy yellow leaf
disconnecting from a tree that you forgot to irrigate
by being constantly on the run
to explore more tastes
and tastes are so many and undefined
while you are in two situations at one time
in a speeding contest
in being the best
so just how much are you obsessed
with keeping up with the impression
that you deserve compliments
with being surprised at the moment
people realize you're fake

the native that we expel
for the impaired sage
to live our romantic dreams
in a foreign land
and the land becomes ours
expanding from small to the exact size
by being constantly aggressive
to maintain our spot under the sun
and the sun is shining
as long as you light it up
in your forever burning candle
in your charged everlast
so just how much are you obsessed
with being the natural heir
to a fools' dynasty
with being constantly compared
to another possibility

just be yourself...