Social Insecurity
Citizen Fish Lyrics

Growling as I stare at smiles from the other side of the street
Feeling angry as I watch others being happy on the opposite side of the street

Is it the Speed I'm walking at or the shoes upon my feet?
Wondering if my pace or my footwear is the reason why I'm unhappy

I couldn't afford the baseball Boots that's not the game I play
I couldn't buy the fancy shoes that are associated with a certain activity, which I don't even enjoy

And if you'd rather hang about I won't get in Your way
If you prefer to socialize with others, I won't interfere

If the words you backhand to your friend were meant for me to hear/
If the insults you indirectly aimed at your friend were intended for me to hear

I'll show you a better way to spend your time over a beer/
I can suggest a more productive and enjoyable use of your time, while we drink a beer together

Or a coffee - come On mutant-head! let's drop the social games/
Let's have a coffee and stop pretending to be someone we're not, my friend

Call it a bluff call it enough Quit calling eachother names/
Let's consider each other's insults as empty threats and put an end to name-calling

There's hardly any difference in the nature ofThe threat/
The danger we face is pretty much the same

Some like to be remebered by the reaction they can get/
Some people seek attention by triggering reactions from others

Others need Security in a certain social set/
Others require the safety of fitting in a particular group

Bth are too aware of what they yet still haveTo get
Both are conscious of what they lack and want to attain

Is no one ever satisfid with being what they are?
Why is nobody content with being themselves?

If you show me allYour barbed wire I'll only show you scars/
If you reveal all the weapons you have, I'll prove you that I have been hurt many times before

But tell me where you got it fromAnd what it costs in friends/
However, if you tell me how and at whose expense you acquired those weapons

And I'll start to get a picture of a person notA trend/
I'll start to understand who you are as a person, not just what you're trying to portray

Ignorance and affinity to outsode influence/
Lack of knowledge and inclination to external forces

Rejects the inner feelingAt anyone's expense/
Suppresses the instincts and emotions, even if it harms themselves or others

What provoked attack was the nature of defence/
The reason for the offensive behavior was the attempt to protect oneself

The weakAre strong in knowing that such strength is all pretence/
Only those who seem weak can understand that the supposed power is just an illusion

So while you'reStaring at me I'll be grinning back at you/
So, while you're judging me, I'll just smile at you

At various intensities we'll bothKnow it's true/
We may have different emotions, but we both realize that it's the reality

That what eachother represents is an image we've been fed/
Our identities have been shaped by the external world, not by our own true selves

IfI'm a fucking waste of space than you're a mutant head/
If you think I'm useless, then you're just as strange and different as I am

So let's discuss theseAttitudes and find some common ground/
Let's talk about our beliefs and behaviors and try to reach a shared understanding

Just doing that is ground enough toExorcise the sound of insults, sights of malice, inbred scorn and ignorance/
Just having an open conversation can help us get rid of insults, violence, prejudice, and ignorance

Once beyond the posing we can find the relevance
Only when we stop pretending can we discover what really matters