Off The Mark
Art & Lyrics
Politics is not my cup of tea. I am grateful for those who serve the general public with integrity and a servant's heart; however, there is a part of me that also wonders if a loose screw is not a prerequisite to jumping into the political arena in the first place. Who would deliberately subject themself and their family to that intense public scrutiny and ridicule?
That said, what is going on out there? What has happened to basic, fundamental values? We are so busy trying to accommodate extremes that, in doing so, we are infringing upon the majority. What has happened to the concept of the value of a life? Or to manners, the acceptance of common consideration, and "live and let live"? How can organized groups be allowed to carry on business if their primary objective is inflicting pain on others? The world is spinning out of control, and we sit on our hands and watch.
Lyrics:
Off The Mark
words & music by JRRothrock c 4/16/2007
This stone is off the mark!
We’re feelin’ our way in the dark.
Some fault our foreign bills…
… or is it… religious over-kill…?
Any way you do the math…
… we’re screamin’ down a fateful path!
Someone’s gotta hit the brakes.
We’re gamblin’ with the highest stakes… Yeah!
I don’t care who you anoint…
… if you strap a bomb on, and waste your life…just to prove your point!
Why choose a certain end…
... if ya haven’t even tried to be my friend? …yeah!
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Go ahead and pray to your god… everybody chooses.
It’s when you choose the gun that everybody loses!!!
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You don’t know my world, and I don’t know yours…
... but I know we just can’t afford to keep on slamming doors!
There’s only one thing that assures, and that is…
… instead of talking sense… we’ll just keep on having wars!!
It doesn’t matter what you are… (…doesn’t matter what you are… )
... this whole damn thing has gone too far! (… whole thing’s gone too far…)
Just ‘cause we don’t see eye-to-eye… (… we don’t see eye-to-eye…)
… doesn’t mean someone’s gotta die!!! (… nobody’s gotta die!)
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Go on and pray to your god… everybody chooses…
…but when you choose the gun then everybody loses!!!
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This stone’s way off the mark!
We’re stumblin’ through the dark.
It’s all gotten so extreme…
… no more… gently down the stream?
Oh, yeah… something’s gotta give…
Go on and live… but, baby, please let live….
No matter who is right or wrong…
… we all just gotta get along…..
…C’mon now!