A Convenient Lie

So basically this is a song that I started yesterday.  I was writing a little about how “stupid” our youth is.  What I mean by this is that we are given access to tons of information, and so we take advantage of that access.  In this way, the Internet is great.  It opens up doors of information.  However, the problem with this is we never look past the surface.  It’s like a kind of superficial intelligence.  SI.  We know a little about lots of subjects, enough to sound smart and to embellish our knowledge with our own imagination, but not enough to actually be of use.  In addition, we get used to isntant information.  We don’t read books anymore because we have to analyze them.  I am guilty of this too.  Anyway, here is the song lyrics.  Enjoy and speculate on their meaning.  The title of “Mr Gray” is still somewhat ambiguous to me, but I’m sure if this song became famous someone would find the “true meaning” behind it.  And then give that info to everyone else.  Instant accesss.  There we go again.

shying away from the things I have to do
lying my way through the wings I got from you
we are a youth of brilliance
but the truth is our resilience

we’re paper thin we crack like glass
we cut our skin get heart attacks
we dive on in we all jump back
commit sins, they’re in the past

rationalize, nationalize our feelings
justify, testify while kneeling

I am Mr. Gray
and we have missed our day
I am Mr. Gray
and we have lost our way

and we can’t stop
unless you kill us off