Battles & Wars

Beat by Phineas Maphet

Produced by Adam Pfeffer, Mike J. Brown and Joe “Conscious” Vacca

Lyrics and vocals by Joe “Conscious” Vacca

Featuring chorus vocals sung by Michael Cruz

Recorded at The Forge Studios

Intro

Why do we choose to ignore

Tolerate the pain we’ve endured

So many more battles and wars

The future has in store

Tell me what is it you’re fighting for

Verse

I was christened into structured religion

Without giving permission

Stuck living in this ancient antiquated system

Where it’s implied that guys can demoralize women

Cause they’re insignificant

Simply not equivalent

Taught to always compromise and idolize the shallow

Subliminally brainwashed to disguise lie and hide in the shadows

I refuse to agree

We ought to believe

The church’s pitiful political mentality

That actually makes me a casualty                 

To depression from oppression then regret and guilt

My impression’s it’s a blessing we’re built

So man can’t understand

God’s duplicitous mischievous to bliss plan

Chorus

Faith is a battle faith is a war

There’s never enough so we always want more

Love is a battle love is a war

Confused by the abuse we choose to endure

Life is a battle life is a war

I’m not really sure what all this fighting’s for

Verse

Love comes in so many forms

And can easily be spawned

If you remember relationships are between two people

The time and energy put into them can’t be feeble

Or they’ll break and fade

Like a shadow in the shade

Turning what was once love to hate

Which I got to say’s a waste

Lame and quite a shame

Slightly insane

To think the brain could ever feel

If true love is real

Ain’t no bladder matter either

Emotions are an ocean of commotion only meant for the heart

Opening up’s a good start

And definitely smart

But another piece of advice that’s wise and might help

Is you should never forget to first help yourself

Chorus

Faith is a battle faith is a war

There’s never enough so we always want more

Love is a battle love is a war

Confused by the abuse we choose to endure

Life is a battle life is a war

I’m not really sure what all this fighting’s for

Verse

Certainly hard finding equilibrium and balance

Man’s efforts thus far have been valiant

But life seems to mainly be

About dichotomy and the spectrums between

To get to know true happiness experience extreme sorrow

Don’t let your past effect the endless possibilities for tomorrow

Try not to harshly judge

Let a silly little lingering grudge

Make you defeatedly eat too much fudge

Anything in moderation’s okay

Follow through with what you say

Can you actually walk the talk

Shouldn’t sit there silent and gawk

Some things are constant

Like change and conflict

The sun may fade but it raises for a new day and we can’t stop it

Chorus

Faith is a battle faith is a war

There’s never enough so we always want more

Love is a battle love is a war

Confused by the abuse we choose to endure

Life is a battle life is a war

I’m not really sure what all this fighting’s for