Culture of Silence - The Only Way Out Lyrics

In the past I burned my freedom
In the covers waiting patiently
Now people, I'm scared and I don't know why
Everywhere I look I'm just a-terrified
And the cost I bore was real
My ability to think and feel
I really don't miss that hand-me-down life
I've found my way out, gonna get beyond the knife
You're gonna burn up - definitely
People are people inevitably
Living in a system that killed my past
Coming in first but it ain't gonna last
You're gonna burn up - definitely
Meaning is meaning whatever it means
Meaning is a fiction that's hard to find
The only way out is to get beyond the lie
And of course I learned to kneel
Undercover 'neath the dirt and leaves
For people that hung me up to dry
A beating is a beating baby, do or die
I never lost my hope to heal
My ability to live what's real
I'm looking my enemies in the eyes
I've found my way out, gonna get me out alive
You're gonna burn up - definitely
People are people inevitably
Rob your future to pay your past
Coming in first but it ain't gonna last
You're gonna burn up - definitely
Meaning is meaning whatever it means
Meaning is a fiction that's hard to find
The only way out is to get beyond the lie
Yeah you're gonna burn up
Yeah you're gonna burn up
Yeah you're gonna burn up
Yeah you're gonna burn up