"Being Exemplary" lyrics

And this is what shall come to pass
A new precept for the world to adopt
And this is what the children shall learn...

Prepare for the lowest standard
Rough diamonds in the palms of fools
Unable to give the crucial gift of reason

The unwise teaching wisdom
The absurd defining priority
Fools, unable to give the crucial gift of reason

What more can be expected of a child
Being a product of the stark worst -
Its fathers blood

Censure rightly
Make no mistake
The ascendants
They are veritably criminal

Fare thee well
Down the random path of chance

Godspeed

Set sail
Against the wind
Under the misguiding light of faulty beacons

Set sail
Against the wind
With vices for virtues
Dishonor for ethics
And excess for etiquette
As examples -

Such sorry examples

And what of the children...

Ignorant of it's weight
Blind to it's worth

Something is terribly amiss
When the beauty and the miracle of new life
Is nothing but a burden

This burden is a life
This burden is a child

Men without dedication
Speaking of truth and loyalty
Women without conviction
Teaching respect and compassion

No

And what of the children...