"The Dictator" Written by Caleb Hendricks

The Dictator

The world is in the midst of a burgeoning change
When all of humanity can feel its growing pains
The voices of the people have come to make the claim
That black, white, yellow, brown, we all still bleed the same

I don't want to be an emperor, I have no need to rule
I don't want to lead by violence, for fear is not a tool
I don't want to be a tyrant, I'm just a single voice
Its up to you to live in love, it's always been your choice

It is our nature to love, its in our nature to heal
Its unnatural for man to want to hate and kill
When we teach our children, we tell them they must share
How can we grow to be men, and still not know to care

Bitterness and greed, has overtaken our souls
We live in cold machines, in search of dreams of gold
We rely on this machinery, get lost in its design
Our knowledge makes us cynical, our cleverness unkind

More than machinery, we need humanity,
More then cleverness, we need gentleness,
We don't have machine hearts, machine minds
We do not have machine souls, we are all of one mankind

We're victims of a system, designed to take your will
We sacrifice our loved ones, yet our greed is unfulfilled
The misery that is now upon us is but the passing of greed
I say "Do not despair", I'm not the only one who sees your need

The hate of men will pass, and dictators will die
The power that they have taken, will pass with passing lives
So long as men die, liberty shall never perish
Never let them take your will or the love that you have cherished

Let this be a reminder, that we all can share this earth
There's plenty to be givin, more than monetary worth
Let us fight to free the world from intolerance and hate
Let us create our own design.. a brave new world awaits

Written By Caleb Hendricks
Posted on 01-23-13