[ People Build You Up, Then Try To Break You Down ]
[ First You Are The Hero ]
[ Then They Try To Make You Into A Clown ]

[ They Would Even Paint The Frown On Your Face ]
[ & Then Take You Place To Place ]
[ Treating Like You Are A Disgrace ]

[ Who Do You Trust, Who? ]
[ How Many, Two? ]
[ One More Than A Few ]

[ You Never Turn Your Back On Anyone ]
[ If You Let Your Guard Down ]
[ …You’re Done ]

[ & Then ]
[ You Say { SANITY, SANITY WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? } ]
[ You Feel It Coming Back ]
[ But When? ]

[ Little By Little, Bit By Bit ]
[ You Try To Light A Fire Under Yourself ]
[ But It Won’t Stay Lit ]

[ Why Do Others Try To Break You Down,  Why? ]
[ You Don’t Want To Be A Hero ]
[ You Want To Be Just A Regular Guy ]

[ Lie After Lie, Is What You Have Been Told ]
[ It Turns You Cold ]
[ & Makes You Feel Old ]

[ So How Do You Get Out Of This Whirlwind Mess? ]
[ You Thought You Were Blessed ]
[ Because Everybody Said ( YES ) ]

[ But You Figured Out Why They Did ]
[ Their True Intentions ]
[ Were Usually Hid ]

[ Now Everything Is Coming Out Of Wherever It Was Hiding ]
[ Is This How Your Worlds ]
[ Will Be Colliding? ]

[ The Worlds Of Real & Make-Believe ]
[ Is This The Point In Your Life ]
[ Where You Want To Leave? ]

[ What Is Real ]
[ What Is Fake
[ Whatever You Feel ]
[ Can You Take? ]

[ Reality Is A Transitional Thing ]
[ @ Your Wake, What Will They Bring? ]
[ Will They Sing? ]
[ All Of This, Must Be A Dream ]
[ Because Now You Hear The Telephone Ring ]

[ You Answer It Because Nobody Else Is Home ]
[ All You Get Is A Dial Tone ]
[ Once Again You’re Home All Alone ]

[ Lift Yourself Up ]
[ Dust Yourself Off ]
[ Drink Water From A Cup ]
[ To Get Rid Of That Cough ]

[ Learn To Rejoice When You Are All By Yourself ]
[ Show Yourself That You Don’t Always ]
[ Need To Be Entertained By Someone Else ]

[ Listen To The Silence ]
[ Feel Your Heart Beat ]
[ You Don’t Want Any Part Of The Violence ]
[ That Is Erupting On State Street ]

[ Turn Off The Light ]
[ & Then Try To Sleep Through The Night ]

~ Ka hopena ~

||  Mahalo iā ‘oe  ||
||  A hui hou mākou  ||
|| Aloha ||   ‎ 
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|| Na ||
|| Lopaka DeVoe ||