Slow Down 

Have you ever learned how to slow down 

From the rhythm and rush 

From the rat race  

Or do you still run in the maze 

Dancing to the beat of a drum not your own 

Forgetting to stop and smell the roses  

Instead, always rushing for the cheese 

Have you ever considered what they get out of us always running the rat race 

How they keep us unfocused and confused 

Tired and beaten down 

Always running off to this or that 

Never able to sit down and think properly about the propaganda that we’re being fed 

About the lies and misdirection 

Not when we’re too busy running the rat race 

We all need to slow down and spend time where it counts 

With friends and family  

Because we’re all counting down the days to our own demise 

We’re all on a timer that we can’t see 

While counting the days as we grow older 

Slow down and spend time with your loved ones and allow time for critical thinking 

For you can’t fight against what you can’t think about 

You can’t just resist blindly  

You must put time and effort into your actions lest they be dust in the wind 

Slow down and join us in the great revolution against the powers that be 

Escape the maze and take the fight to the power brokers 

To the shareholders 

To the politicians bought and sold 

Remember they want you in that frantic pace unable to pay attention or think critically 

Swallowing every lie, they sell 

Spend time with your children keep them from growing up into the obedient slaves to the system that they want 

Grow them into the rebels that we need 

Make time for art 

Whether you’re consuming or creating 

Make time for the rebellion to grow inside of you and slow down and think