A FOOL'S PARADISE

 
Life is but a fool's paradise
Every soul borrowed only for a while
A billionaire with a mansion on the cloud
A pop star worshiped by the crowd

What are the fates of men who once rule the world?
They dig up treasures and fortunes
Lust in wealth and recognition 
A mere tips of God's love 

No man can ever build is glory above God's plan
Don't you try comprehend or justify the reason
You deem it fit to wear a crown of selfishness and pride
Blame God's judgment for a falling man

We have unconsciously build a wall in our lives
Cage our blessings within a shallow minded heart
Have you ever tried to measure the length of the sky?
God purpose for man is gambled away

It's high time we put aside our differences
Get down on our knees to pray
Heaven wears a man a crown of righteousness
Some day repay him with eternal reign

It doesn't matter if you sell books or stones
The world gradually is heading to destruction
Are you really going to sit and watch her burn?
For life is but a fool's paradise

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PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH

The world blames me that I am gay

Yet man can't appreciate or treat a woman right

I made a choice who I want to be

You got a girl pregnant, rejects her and abandoned her child

Now you want to start judging me

You say I've got no ambition

Yet you fell in love with liquor

Night and day you are on the street

You claim you're sober in pain, misery and frustration

Not lucid enough to take a decision

You say I am a sinner because I don't go to church

You worship God day in and day out

But could never forgive a brother

Who hurts you before you dare became a saint

Can't look him in the eyes, in your heart is hate

The world wants to castigate me, a murderer

Yet government abandons little children dying on the street

Many are homeless, sick and hungry

You are living in comfort, stole the people's treasury

And accused me I don't have a heart

You called me a prostitute wilting her life away

Yet you're sleeping with a man out of wedlock

At least I am not hiding behind the curtain

While you dress in white linen unclean underneath

What's your excuse for dragging my name on the mud?

Before you nail a brother's heart to a stick

First cast a stone on your self

To understand how much it hurts to bleed

No man is perfect, everyone is guilty of something

Do yourself a favor and practice what you preach

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THE TRAGEDY OF LIFE

 
Children suffering, dreams crawling
The world crashing every morning
Souls to hell everyday burning
Stars falling, hopes dying
Ambition stolen, pride forsaken
Lust striving, love depreciating
Faith forgotten, peace fading
War thriving, cities falling
And life perishing


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