Standing up for Nothing - 2006 Remaster

I cant stop staring at myself
My face reflected in this empty plate
I cant decide if its the devil
Or if its just something I ate
Cause hes been down there all morning
Hes patiently waiting at my gate
Hes throwing rocks at my window
'Hey wont you come on out and play with me'
And every day when I get up
I see folks trading in their crowns
For all these paper or plastic lives
An opiate for the masses hounds
And pride like a vestige of lives lost
The stench of the old folks coming around
Now with the news I heard today
I cant tell if this world is lost or found
You go, Ill be waiting here
And Im awake, no I cannot sleep
So Ill sit upon this rock is you
I aint standing up for nothing
Ive never seen my congressman
But I cant deny that he exists
Cause Ive seen his legislation pass
Ive seen his name on the ballot list
The same I cant deny this fallen world
Though not my home its where I live
How can I preserve and light the way
For a world that I cant admit Im in
Cause I know who I say you are
But these crows cant be made to stop
So Ill sit denying by this fire
I aint standing up for nothing
Lack of interest leads to
Lack of knowledge leads to
Lack of perspective leads to
Lack of communication leads to
Lack of understanding leads to
Lack of concern leads to
This complacency denotes
This approval denies
The truth
But I cant stop staring at myself
Its my face reflected in this empty plate
And I know that its the devil
So you lead, Ill be close behind
So you speak, Ill hang on your words
Youve got to lift me from this hardened tree
Cause I aint standing up for nothing