Revelation - Poets & Paupers Lyrics
[Words: John Brenner]A noble pursuit is the search for truth,But it brings little earthly gainAnd the hatred of those who don't dare to be different,Can freeze the heart with bitter painA vile pursuit is the search for wealth,A status to debase your peersGreen flames burn hot to warm egos,A rot that grows with the yearsA lonely pursuit is the search for love,Sincerity now so hard to findBut to reap this reward should be our goal,Forever 'till the ends of timeSome do believe greater wealth is in deeds,That further the mind, heart, and soulYet most can't conceive the true value of self,Just a minuscule part of the wholeTo not blend in with the backdrop of sin,Brings on the hate of the masses so cruelTheir mediocrity serves to forge the chains,That bind us drowning in this stagnant poolThough all of perdition hate the poet,And the majority omits the poorNeither can deny our salvation,Nor close the perennial doorSociety's outcasts are those with the truthIndividuals in a world of 'the norm'Shamed into thinking we have no worthAnd useless since the day we were bornThey tell me I've accomplished naughtAnd sometimes I believe it's trueYet all of my endeavors are justly spent,If with these words I reach you
