Thursday, December 4, 2008

"WASTED" - Cartel

8 minutes to go before my head hits the bed.

VERSE 1

It's 2:45

The baby takes his first breath

The mother never knew he only had a few left

And the father gets a call in the middle of the night

His breath gets short and his chest gets tight

But he's sixteen and he's driving too fast

Takes a turn to the left

It would be his last

Nobody knows what happens if he turns to the right

Nobody in the car would have died that night

But he's thirty-two and invincible

The cancer he had, it was visceral

He never saw it coming

Thought he had his whole life

Sick in the morning and he died in the night


PRE-CHORUS

But we're all so...

We're on the run

But we are aware, oh, oh


CHORUS

We're wasted

No, no, no

We're all wasted

We're wasted

No, no

We're all wasted


VERSE 2

Seven years old

Got his bat in his hand

He's looking for his father

And he doesn't understand

Cause dad's too busy

Got some deals on the way

His son sits alone as the children play

And he's eighteen

He couldn't wait to move out

His parents wonder what all the rush is about

They never bothered with his dreams

Only thinking of theirs

Wonders why he doesn't call

And why he doesn't care

But he's thirty-two and invincible

With everything he is based on principle

He never had a truly happy moment in his life

He didn't want the kids

And he didn't want his wife


CHORUS

We're wasted

No, no, no

We're all wasted

We're wasted

No, no

We're all wasted

We're wasted

We're all wasted

We're all wasted

No, no

We're all wasted


VERSE 3

Twenty-three now

Got his life in his hands

He's looking all around

And he doesn't understand

Cause life's too busy

Things get in the way

We all feel alone every single day

And I'm eighteen

I couldn't wait to move out

It's been five years and now I'm starting to doubt

Whether all my dreams are just aimless stares

Looking off to some place that isn't there

When I'm thirty-two, will I be miserable

With everything around based on principle?

Will I have a clue?

Wouldn't it be nice

To never be alone in this wasted life?


CHORUS

We're wasted

No, no, no

We're all wasted

We're wasted

No, no

We're all wasted

We're wasted

We're all wasted

We're all wasted

No, no

We're all wasted


We're wasted

We're wasted

We're wasted

No, no

All wasted

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How true. Every single day that is not used for God is wasted.


One more day to Encounter Camp.

This is the first time that I dread going to camp. And literally, God knows why.

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