Abida’s Roll

I am capable
of much more than you thought
Not quite as gullible
There’s one I never bought
For a while I left it up to you
to lock up and rake the walk
I cooked your food, I stoked your fire
I complimented all you caught
 
You don’t feel the upper hand
once it’s branded on your head
But a trainer, a leader, a deity 
shouldn’t reach for you in bed
There’s a catalog a mile long
of codes that I misread
Now I’m cursing the times I followed the road
when all the signs read DETOUR AHEAD
 
But this is not a game
This is not a game
I don’t want to play
And I don’t want to play
 
You rendered a shelter 
soldered the idea of me on top
and if I was prey and your trap sure
you’d get just what you want
But prey’s just food, and prey I’m not
In my closet I keep rocks
I saved them for a rainy day
Now I need the clouds to pop
 
(chorus)
 
They taught me silence,
Obedience by violence
Cover my face, but it’s hot in here
Light is the root of your selfish fear
but I’m learning, I’m driving,
I’m moving—you’re dying
 
(chorus)