And Yet (Feat. George Hazelrigg)

And Yet

Staring down a barrel again
Staring down a barrel again

Don't blow Mister, Big controller, do the rags bother
Maybe I could lose the hoodie for ya
Calm down will ya, Don't get triggered, Keep your cool holstered
We all know you wield the rod of power

Just speak clearer, Never louder, I just want to re- 
dress the balance in survival's favour 
Drag breath deeper, stop, consider, how could we differ
If the past has bound our fates forever...

...more... than forever more,
like our bones of contention lining beds of the ocean
...more... to fade never more
Like stains on the cotton that enshroud the forgotten

I couldn't be braver, Faster or stronger And yet
I'm staring down a barrel again
I couldn't be gentler, studied and lettered And yet
I'm staring down a barrel again

What's up with ya, Why so bitter, What's enough for ya
Where's the part where someone else gets better
Have no fear, You're in the clear, No one's coming for ya
If that's why you cocked that happy finger

I'm aiming elsewhere, what dya care, Please don't end me here
Just so you fulfil that deadly quota
Exhale slower, then consider, how do we differ
If the past has bound our fates forever...

...more... than forever more,
like our bones of contention lining beds of the ocean
...more... to fade never more
Like stains on the cotton that enshroud the forgotten

I couldn't be braver, Faster or stronger And yet
I'm staring down a barrel again
I couldn't be gentler, studied and lettered And yet

If I was a leader that never made drama, You guessed
I'd be staring down some barrel again
And if I'd been falling, I shouldn't start rising, or foreign and winning 
Before way too long I'd be staring down a barrel again