"Aspirations" lyrics

Untried and untested
One fits nowhere but here in anonymity
There is no birthright – no innate guidance
No direction or destination is handed down

Shackles are the one thing free for all
Shackles are the one thing free for all
(Are the) Shackles are (the one thing) free for all
(Are the) Shackles are (the one thing) free for all

Dead ends and dead lives around here
And failure obscures all but the immediate
Sweet dreams fall from reach here
Fade from existence – fade from sight
They merge with the black in decay and neglect

Fade from the sight
Fade from sight merge
Merge with decay
Decay and neglect

The surroundings here are sparse and desolate
And life here is grief
And life here is grief
But the path leading here is short and simple
It is so like these aspirations
But the path leading here is short and simple
It is so like these aspirations
But the path leading here is short and simple
It is so like these aspirations
But the path leading here is short and simple
It is so like these aspirations

There's a better way
That we've made
We can all make this change
There's a better way

There's a better way
That we have made
We can all make this change
There's a better way

Better ways and better times are bitter memories
Better ways and better times are bitter memories
Lost lives live here without inspiration or desire
Here is the lowest of places
But do not despair
But do not despair