The Odds - Nothing Beautiful

Nothing Beautiful

first I drank insecticide
a little more each day
followed by dirty and sugary foods
grown where the light was grey
later my thoughts were small and sharp
adapted to their purpose
to extract the fuel from fat
under the lovely surface
cause nothing beautiful
nothing beautiful lasts
moved to a ghost town for inspiration
I could start where theyd given up
feed on the seed of the dreams people left
out to rot when the going got tough
cockroaches turn adversity to immunity
there aint a niche lower in the animal kingdom
or one with more longevity
cause nothing beautiful
nothing beautiful lasts
easier to deny what is real
and whats solid and what you can see
if you bulldoze the bankrupted buildings
failures the dust that settles on the trees
cause nothing beautiful
nothing beautiful lasts...