what are feelings?
are they real?
or are they illusions
just to justify
the way we see?
the reason why
we have to be.
are they healing
all the ailings
that we inflict
upon ourselves
by denying people
the right to be who they are?
if we had no emotion
would there be any wars?
but if we had no pain
how could we know joy
and etcetera?

feelings
are complicated.
are they real i try to understand
because they're all mundane and it won't matter anyway.

e.t.c.
the unnecessary things.
we don't need to continue
what we were about to say
because they have an idea
of the words that would've been said
but how come the boy
that sits alone
speaking nothing
so ignored
but you know
yes you know...

e.t.c.
the unnecessary things
why do we need feelings
if we don't pay attention
unless it's us.
it's all about us.
just us...

e.t.c.
the unnecessary things
maybe noticing the emptiness
is relevant to the situation at hand
besides i choose my brain over my feelings anyway.
logic before love.
logic before hate.
logic before you and me.
we can never be,
because
what
is it for?
what are we for?

e.t.c.
the unnecessary things.
unnecessary things.
they're useless because
we've said all that had to say
and going on and on is pointless
is pointless because,
they're are a million things
that we...can...say
but they're are a
million more things
that we can't even
allow ourselves to think.

tell her that you love her
tell him that you want him
tell the boy at the back of the class
with tears in his eyes
(you swear almost see
a few fish in there
cos his eyes are an aquarium)
tell him that it's not okay,
but you're there

put your phone down
stop talking to people
in text lingo
when they're right there
stop feeling so hot
cos you're not
at least not in the future
when we're all dead
the parasitical lover
that you're loving
is a disease
to yourself
what about the time bomb
that you are
take a pill, swallow it down
time to get better
time to stop wrecking yourself

stop being two faced
stop making silly mistakes
just cos you'd be forgiven for em
the man up there
is slow to anger
didn't you hear
time to let people in
they're not like him
only after you
for what he can find out
about you
stop destroying children
this pyschotic behaviour
is raising kids
to love archaic kinds of joy
stop saying pretty things
twisted with ugly thoughts
you're better than that
we can better than this

i know i said
emotions are useless
they are
but for now
i feel so much
so much etcetera
time to let my e.t.c. out

e.t.c.
the unnecessary things
maybe noticing the emptiness
is relevant to the situation at hand
besides i choose my brain over my feeling anyway.
logic before love.
logic before hate.
logic before you and me.
we can never be,
because
what
is it for?
what are we for?

e.t.c.
the unnecessary things.
unnecessary things.
they're useless because
we've said all that had to say
and going on and on is pointless
is pointless because,
they're are a million things
that we...can...say
but they're are a
million more things
that we can't even
allow ourselves to think.

the unnecessary
so fucking necessary
do you approve of this
destruction,
to human life?

the unnecessary
so fucking necessary
do you dare speak your truth
or forever hold your peace
that could start a war?

e.t.c.
the unnecessary things
but i hope we know
something
that we didn't know before
speak the la di da
that's dancing in your mind
swirling round in your mouth
as long as it's for the betterment
of someone else's forever

e.t.c.
speak you're whispers louder
stand up for the girl
pushed up on the locker
break down the bully
that is strong
let him know
he is no bull
without his horns

e.t.c.
the unnecessary things.
unnecessary things.
they're useless because
we think
we've said all that had to say
and going on and on is pointless
is pointless because,
they're are a million things
that we...can...say...
but they're are a
million more things
that we can't even
allow ourselves to think.