Wasted time

Ammar Alshukry

Thinking about the time we waste
Holding on to the past, a fading face
Afraid to move forward, so while you’re waiting wait
For more of your life to pass, while you stay in place
There are those that have problems they’re afraid to face
They use drugs and alcohol, lay their brain to waste
I need my mind to be sharp, so when I state my case
My venom is bitter, so my spray they taste
And I’m not one of those, to play with race
For leverage, cuz to be honest it’s my faith they hate
They thought our minds erased the date
But the people are tired, and it’s just way too late
For us to be appeased with a little taste of cake
Born Muslim, yup, we’ve tasted hate
War and genocide, sisters have tasted rape
The bitterness countered, only by the sweet taste of faith
All the while seeking a victory, looking long days away
So we need a generation that we pray awakes
And when you do, we need you to stay awake
Seen too many infernos have their blazes fade
In my mind I’m looking forward to crazy days
Where the hypocrites leave and the faithful stay
To take their place in a world where the stakes are raised
History is knocking, will you grace a page?
Paradise is waiting, will you chase your place?
Or will you be one of those who doesn’t know which way to take
Forever pausing and hesitating at the gates he waits
Until time passes him by, finally he fades untraced
Gaining neither of both worlds, what a wasted fate