Condemned

How can I make a difference
 When all the odds are stacked up against me
 "Why bother, why even try?"
 I hear it so often I could start to believe
 But I'll never stand back and let those words take away my strength
 Or watch crisis turn to convention
 Because out of sight means out of mind to you
 Drowning in ignorance
 Absorbed by fear, this is a culture of disrespect and I stand
 By the side of those we've condemned,
 All around are those we've condemned
 Truth denied to those
 Shattered lives of those
 We've condemned ourselves to live in a world we don't understand
 As molds of the marketplace and pawns in the same game
 There's no escape from a value system
 Where drugs and sex are bait to the masses
 The life we're sold leaves us with nothing
 Refuse to accept it
 Our lives are worth more
 And at least I'll make an effort to let my voice be heard
 In a culture of disrespect and I stand
 By the side of those we've condemned
 All around are those we've condemned
 Time and time again I wonder if
 I'm the only one who feels lost within our system
 With no mind, no life, no words, no voice
 No soul on trial
 My back against the wall
 But your dream means nothing to me
 And I will watch it fall