Better Days
Klaas & The Only Lyrics

Do you hear me?
Are you truly listening to what I am saying?

Tell me can you feel me?
Can you empathize with me and understand my point of view?

Better days coming For you and for me...
The future will be brighter and hold more promise for all of us.

Do you believe me?
Do you trust what I am saying to be true?

Or do you just fear me?
Are you holding back from accepting my message because it scares you?

We pave the streets To walk between us, we pay for these Lock the doors and teach our kids to be neighbourly Little defence to de-lineate A from be
We create paths between houses and neighbourhoods, and pay for the infrastructure to maintain them, yet we still feel unsafe and feel compelled to lock ourselves in. We teach our children to get along with others but do not give them a strong sense of individual identity.

We work 6 days Come home and rake the leaves They want to save the trees And free the ??? Only if they could see Perceive the threat
We work hard all week only to come home and do menial tasks that become more tedious when we start to see the bigger picture. Our leaders talk of saving trees and the environment, yet their actions can seem disingenuous.

There's an unseen sickness in the air of despair Terror ridden homes that's prone to welfare Compare to the lush comforts of elsewhere ?Teens? in the suburbs, pretending we care I swear, if you look at life in the positive light And honour my insight, as long as my pen writes Invite the whole world to be free, reality not just based on TV
Something intangible, yet troubling, permeates the feeling of despair we get from looking at the state of the residences around us, which are typically those relying on welfare. In comparison to wealthier areas, the difference in living conditions is stark. It seems as though those of us living in the suburbs are living in a bubble, pretending to care about our fellow man without truly empathizing with them. Despite this, we should strive to live positively and use wisdom to bring freedom and empowerment to everyone, not just those portrayed positively in media.

I feel concerned in the ???, ??? we all out, ?shit? just burns inside of me
I am anxious and troubled by the state of the world and the environment we all share. Something feels fundamentally wrong and it deeply troubles me.

Turn your head and earn your salary, its all just lies to me We encourage you to listen to the truth, deeply rooted in the minds Reward the illusion through the view of the blind Very few are in the movement who refuse to define ?While the prove? that design?, in all due time
We are all so focused on earning money that we sometimes ignore the truth in favour of a comfortable life. We should instead focus on listening to our inner selves and the wisdom that is readily available to all of us. There are few of us willing to step out of the status quo and question the common beliefs. In time, however, the truth will become more apparent.

But if we sew these seeds, sew these trees Gonna blossom all these leaves, and deep cedar roots And as we carefully plan, to live and care for the land In all, we share what we can, and you can eat the fruit And when they tell us our lies, undercover disguises We sever the ties and never be confused And when we have to decide, to rise and gather the tribes No matter the price, we will speak the truth
If we make a concerted effort to plant the seeds of positive change and take care of our environment, good things will come from it. We should live and plan thoughtfully and share what we have. When our leaders deceive us, we should call them out and stand up for the truth, even if it is uncomfortable. When the time comes to act, we must come together to promote the truth, even if it comes at a cost.