Dare

I dare you to love me just the way I am
And I’ll surrender to the charge that we were always guilty
Guilty of our innocense
Never the same since our self-interest turned us against our neighbors
For no better reason than our ignorance
Manipulated by the power-hungry hoarders of exploitation
The machine of fear
The disparities between the careless and those who care
You dip your hands in this
You pay your tithes to the industry
Pay your tithes to the industry
You pay your tithes to the industry
And we adhere to your ministry
You buy a different name
We are the corporate matter-in-fact of our existence
It is plain to see that we’ll determine the course of this industry
Habits are choices made repeatedly
I dare you, I dare you to see it differently
I dare you
I dare you to love me just the way I am
And I’ll surrender to the fact that we were always guilty
Guilty of our innocense
Never the same since our self-interest turned us against our neighbors
For no better reason than our ignorance