Love Denied

(album: State Of The World Address - 1994)

A child is told from day number one
He's a worthless piece of shit, bad and dumb
Generations pass down low self esteem
We're molded by things we've heard and seen

Or punched in the mouth for being unsure
Or locked behind the closet door
We learn what we live and live what we learn
Abuse of innocence, to evil we turn

Can anybody hear their cries?
Can anybody tell them why?
You gotta read between their lies
People die when love is denied

One of many lessons I learned
To be like you ain't gonna live like you
You made me what I am today
So close to you, yet so far away

The pain you lived with made you ill
An empty hole with nothing to fill
I forgive and love you forever still

Can anybody hear their cries?
Can anybody tell them why?
You gotta read between their lies
People die when love is denied

Can anybody hear their cries?
Can anybody tell them why?
You gotta read between their lies
People die when love is denied

A waste of time, a waste of life
Living on the edge of a sharp fucking knife
I can't blame you for never being around
I know you never meant to hurt and bring me down

Can anybody hear their cries?
Can anybody tell them why?
You gotta read between their lies
People die when love is denied

Can anybody hear their cries?
Can anybody tell them why?
You gotta read between their lies
People die when love is denied

Look in their eyes, do you hear their cries?
And you will see their pain lying dormant inside
Now realize as time passes by
That people die when love is denied