Nothing Much Of Anything
Badlees Lyrics

You've got a right to be angry
It's valid for you to feel angry

You've got a right to complain
You're entitled to express dissatisfaction

But just being right
Being correct isn't enough

Ain't gonna change anything
It won't make a difference

You want understanding
You desire comprehension

Without saying a word
Without verbalizing

You want admiration
You seek respect

Even though it's undeserved
Although you don't deserve it

It ain't no secret
It's a well-known fact

Time took it's toll
The effects of time are evident

I can't believe it
I find it hard to accept

We're gettin' old
We're growing older

One of us should stand up
Someone needs to take a stand

One of us should scream
Someone should shout

One of us should step out
Someone needs to leave their comfort zone

And say just what he means
Speak honestly and directly

one of us should say
Someone needs to express

just what it is wr're fighting for
Our purpose for fighting must be clear

but no one says nothing much
No one speaks much of anything meaningful

of anything no more
About anything, anymore

we all have defenses
We all have ways to protect ourselves

and opinions to sell
And beliefs to try and convince others of

we all have our methods
We have approaches we rely on

of defending ourselves
To guard ourselves from harm

but there's nothing as lifeless
Nothing is more lackluster

as a tree that don't bend
As a tree that doesn't sway with the wind

there's nothing as worthless
Nothing is as insignificant

as a fair weathered friend
As an acquaintance who is only supportive in good times

one of us should get up
Someone needs to rise to the occasion

one of us should face up
Someone needs to confront

to what no one can ignore
What can't be brushed aside

but no one does nothing more
No one does anything more of significance

i am he as you are he
I'm similar to you

as you are me, but we just disagree
But we have differences

now i ain't anything
Now I have nothing significant

and it's a world full of anger
It's a world with a lot of hostility

it's a world full of pain
It's a world with a lot of suffering

it's a world full of people
It's a world with a lot of individuals

lookin' for someone else to blame
Searching for others to hold accountable

but it don't make no difference
It won't have an impact

if it don't make no sense
If it doesn't have meaning

cause the world goes on a changing
Because the world continues to evolve

with or without our consent
Regardless of our approval

if one of us was angry
If someone felt enraged

if one of us was sad
If someone felt melancholic

if one of us was guilty
If someone felt culpable

it might not be that bad
It might not be so terrible

if one of us was anything
If someone had any defining qualities

we might know something more
We could learn something of value

but no one is nothing much
No one is anything of importance, really

of anything no more
Of any kind of impact, anymore