Trial - Cycle Of Cruelty lyrics

Why do we accept violence in the name of tradition? Break out of this cycle of cruelty Deception and domination walk together hand in hand I won't take part anymore When the answer is right before our eyes How could we let ourselves become so f**ing blind To the need for a committment to compa**ion? We cut our own throats when we live without respect for life It's coming around... All our excuses are just conditioning Forced into our minds pa**ed down long enough That we've turned away from all rationality The slaughter of the innocents goes unmentioned While murder is condemned everyday The screams of the tortured are ignored or accepted But never questioned Is this how we're to live in this world? Face the truth: man did not weave the web of life He is merely a strand in it- Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself... A violent hand has a**umed control to satisfy demand Providing us with what we're made to think we need to survive And while we thrive on ignorance...indifference...the blood flows We've got to make the choice to realize These lives mean so much more Break out of the cycle In the midst of chaos we have no explanation And exploitation with no consideration is our crime In the age of progress and unrestrained advancement We demand respect for those All those we refuse to leave behind