The Abominations of Those Virtuous
BoySetsFire Lyrics

We rely on subtle points
Our communication is heavily reliant on indirect jabs and hints

And stabs at biting humor
Our humor is often sarcastic, mean-spirited, and meant to hurt others

To reveal our tired roles
This behavior exposes our worn-out, oppressive roles of being either a slave or a dominator

Of slave and domination
The society we live in constantly perpetuates the hierarchical structure of oppressor and oppressed

Who did you enlighten today
Whom did you educate or inform today?

Humiliate to sell your point of view
Do you use embarrassment as a tool to push your personal perspective?

Create an image for mass consumption
Do you craft a persona for large-scale acceptance or consumption?

Insecurity as intellect
Does your low self-esteem pass off as intelligence?

See your soul
May you recognize your innermost essence

In your eyes
Shown through your gaze

Hope your trophies
I wish that your achievements or successes

Will not mind
Won't upset or disrupt your self-concept

I'm sick of this grain of salt
I'm tired of having to take your statements with a pinch of skepticism

That I must take you with
This attitude that I must approach you with regardless of how I feel

I want to lash out but I bite my lip
I desire to retaliate, but I hold it in

The talk gets older and the lines get stale
Our discourse becomes repetitive and tedious over time

Your chance at godliness has already failed
You've already lost the opportunity at achieving god-like status or perfection

You can't deny
It's impossible for you to disregard

Your thirst and drive
Your craving and motivation

For your time
For your moment in the spotlight

In the spotlight
To be the center of attention

Why
Why do you think that

Are you so damned sure that you shut your friends out
Are you confident that you're keeping your friends at arm's length

I have learned to shut out every hateful word
I've learned to block out all hurtful expressions

You'll never
You'll never be able to

See the friends you've lost
Regain the companions you've lost or estranged

From behind your transparent mask
Because you're hiding behind a facade that doesn't conceal your true character

I haven't grown to hate you
I haven't developed animosity towards you

I've just grown to forget you
I've resulted in forgetting you

You label me class rank and station
You put me into a particular social group based on my status or background

Your intellectual masturbation
Your tendency to indulge in intellectually self-gratifying behavior

You're absolutely intoxicated
You're heavily influenced by and obsessed with

By your own mouth running in circles
Talking in circles and getting muddled up

Your tongue always tends to lose it
You can't help but slip up or stumble when speaking

Every chance you get you abuse it
Whenever you have the opportunity, you take advantage and mistreat it

You now have spent a lifetime
You've lived a lifetime

Killing time
You end up doing either worthless tasks or killing your future potential

I'm sick and tired of your reaction
I'm fed up with your response or behavior

Why don't you shut the fuck up
Please stop talking and be quiet

When you discover
When you finally realize

Just how easy
How effortless

It is to impress
To amaze or astound

Without demanding
Without asking or requiring

All the attention
Without being the center of attention all the time

For no reason
Without provocation or justification

Maybe you'll believe me
Possibly then you'll trust my assertion

Your own will to power has come back to haunt you
Your own lust for control has come back to harm you