Everywhere I look
I see the violent hand
Choking us
Executing them
And we trust these people with our lives
And they profit off us and our lives
Nothing simple
Nothing earned
Nothing worthy
Nothing learned
Always working
Always bored
Always searching for something more
Now you’re feeling your entire body breaking down
Torn apart by every single sight by every single sound
Your entire family is questioning your worth
Can you do it better
Can you increase what you earn
Or will you just fucking die
Everywhere I look
I see the violent hand
Choking us
Executing them
And we trust these people with our lives
And they profit of us and our lives
This is not hyperbole
What do you think is happening
You go to work all day, for what
You’ve been convinced to align yourself
With a number and a badge
You’ve been convinced this is all we were
And all we will ever have
No movement towards some progress
Or some enlightenment or rest
It may sound like a cliché
But none of this is for the best
Everywhere we look
We’re dying in the streets
Dying our homes from something they could treat
If it feels wrong, that’s because it is
This socially constructed prison that we are living in
It’s everywhere we look
credits
from FØES/Heated Split,
released May 27, 2022
All music written by HEATED
Lyrics by: Joey Barrows
Guest vocal appearance on Immunity Leap by Micah Berry of FØES
Drums performed and recorded by Zack Baker at his home studio in Santa Clararita, CA (2021)
Guitars and Bass recorded by Roman Gonzales at his home studio in Stockton, CA (2021)
Vocals recorded by Mike Sahm at Dream Awake Audio in Portland, OR (2021).
Additional production by Allen Freeberg.
Mixed by Mike Sahm at Dream Awake Audio and Mastered by Brad Boatright at AUDIOSIEGE in Portland, OR (2022).