life among the rats

people pretend to be someone they are not and eventually get found out. lives get ruined, trust betrayed, your insecurity is malignant and infectious.

we lose each other in the end
it happens how it always does
one presents there self under false pretenses
and cons the other into submission

a wolf hollows out a sheep
and creeps among the flock
one of us
not to me
I'm no longer fooled by smiles
the first lesson liars learn
is how to sell it

i have no room for salesmen in my life
i will shed you like the others
who tried to latch themselves to me
and found themselves starved for protein

my blood carries no life
my talents will not hold a foundation
and you are just another fool
who thought he could build here
i judge little men not by the length of their legs
but by the distance there heart is willing to go

it was easy to live among rats
when i was a young man
but you get tired of walking in s**t
this used to feel permanent
now its only temporary
i will outlast you all
thats the difference between us