DOA DNA
*This is technically a repost of an old & buried piece, so if that doesn't qualify for this challenge no worries
The world drags you down
with tightly packed cubes
made of sugar or offices
but either way, you lose
Long ago it was easy
to run under the sky
hunting, foraging, moving
just trying to get by
You feel that it’s wrong
but can’t move with the weight
they’ve spoonfed your brain
and stacked up your plate
Madness some call it
Madness some say
When you can’t fight the future
You only live for today
Then depression sets in
and surrounds you in waves
your friends are all sinking
you can’t roll any saves
One by one they give in
to the pills or the dark
but within you it burns
that small, little spark
Never it whispers
Not you it roars
If you can’t feel happy
Then I’ll make you soar
Madness some call it
Madness some say
When your mind’s had enough
And it goes its own way
Soon all your thoughts race
through the once empty halls
they tug at your strings
and smash at your walls
You’re drunk on your ego
a wolf among sheep
you can do all you want
except go to sleep
The ride feels so good
when you’re nearing the top
but much like a train
all this crazy must stop
Madness some call it
Madness some say
When you realize you’ve lost
More than just your own way
You clean up your act
you lift and you jog
you start eating veggies
you find a new job
You balance your diet
along with your mood
healthy mind, healthy body
but you’re just being shrewd
For inside you it sleeps
the beast is alive
if you fall in despair
it will make you survive
Madness some call it
Madness some say
But for you it’s a safeguard
Of your ancient DNA