Trying to Vanquish the Façade

I thought all things would be as they seemed

That all my ambitions would go as I dreams

I could not possibly have fathomed their schemes

Requiem for a foolish man,

A knight in shining armor I thought of myself

Strangely I ended up betrayed and on a shelf

I often heard them say, “Lookout for yourself.”

Requiem for a foolish man,

Life is nothing but protracted time

No, we did not evolve from primordial slime

Rockefeller used to reward poor children with a shiny dime

Requiem for a foolish man,

Self-deprecation is the way to go

A form of humility in case you didn’t know

Beware of the seeds that you sow

Requiem of a foolish man,

Victim of a sensitive heart

In those movie roles I could have played the part

Becoming the Welcome Mat is a form of art

Requiem for the foolish man,

The prevailing myth of men’s power

Man loses his grip hour by hour

Leaving a taste in your mouth often sour

Requiem for a foolish man,

Just one last love I pray to God

All the time of I’ve wasted isn’t it odd?

Spent my life trying to vanquish the façade

Requiem for a foolish man.