Everything Changes

What do we really need in this life?
I look at myself sometimes, like it's not right
People out there with no food at night
And we say we care, but we don't
So we all lie

What if there's more to this, and one day
We become what we do, not what we say
We end up in all the shit that they're in
And roles are reversed

And it was different, and we were the ones
With nothing to eat, we were the ones
With blood in our streets
We were the ones, with only our screams
And they were the ones just watching on TV

And we were the ones, broke down and torn
With our life on our back, and our wife in our arms
And they were the ones like damn that's so sad
And we were the ones, like

Nothing ever changes
It's the only thing I know
That nothing ever changes

I'm looking down this road
And nothing ever changes, no
No, nothing ever changes

Look at your dreams, and your intention
Selfish it is, for you to mention
Turning your thousands into millions
Marry a model, and you have some children

Well they've got their dreams too
I imagine, like water that won't
Come back to kill them
Sleeping at night, without a murder

In some little town, you've never heard of
Now look at your nightmares, and all of your worst fears
Your car and your house, and your girl
And it stops there

All these things, you can't imagine losing like oh no
What if that happened to me, well, what you've got
They'll never have to be like you
To have your chance to be like you, before they're gone

Nothing ever changes
At least that's how we act
Like nothing ever changes
Like God has got our backs

Like nothing ever changes
I'm looking down this road
And I can see this pain, yes
It's only gonna grow

Maybe we need more shoes on our feet
Maybe we need more clothes and TV's
Maybe we need more cash and jewelry
Or maybe we don't know what we need

Maybe we need to want to fix it
Maybe stop talking, maybe start listening
Maybe we need to look at this world, less like a square
And more like a circle, maybe just maybe
God's not unfair

Maybe we're all his kids, and he's up there
Maybe he loves us for all our races
Maybe he hates us, when were all so racist
Maybe he sees us when we don't care

And it's heaven right here
But it's hell over there, and maybe the meek
Will inherit this earth
'Cause it was written before

So everything changes
And nothing stays the same
No everything changes
And if you feel ashamed

Maybe you should change this
Before it gets too late
Maybe you should change this
My brother, we're standing at the gate

Everything changes, changes, changes
Maybe you should change it, change it, change it
Everything changes, changes, changes
Everything changes