food banks spring open like jaws dropping in time the weight of man is measured by the depths of a carrier bag i m frozen for ages the same faces the same scars it s a shame all our sages are rotten to the middle someone better tell me when the lights go out so i know where i should hide someone better offer me their salient thoughts on a welfare state denied someone better smother me in disregard so i ll make it through the night and there s so many people that feel the same as i do so don t listen to your heart listen to your soul listen to your common senses i ve been battered like a storm been run into a wall been vaulted like a row of fences don t be surprised when those wide eyes drill a hole into the present tenses you should cherish even more the things that make us raw stay loyal to the consequences someone better tell me when the lights go out so i know where i should hide someone better offer me their salient thoughts on a welfare state denied someone better smother me in disregard so i ll make it through the night and there s so many people that feel the same as i do and there s so many people that feel the same as i do and there s so many people that feel the same as i do and there s so many people that feel let down like i do