Work the System

You woke up to attend a seminar, and they taught you how to put on the mask.
You stand at the counter, now I'm a light sleeper.
You've bagged an empty bottle.
Half-truths and blatant lies don't cover up an empty hole.
I'm smarter than you take me for.
The body's strongest bone is right above the heart.
So you twist and turn like Algernon, straight into a Miller's tale.
Alarm clocks like bomb sirens whisper in my ear softly,
Asking me why I haven't yet awoken to light your cigarettes.
Bending over backwards like the palms in a storm.
Perjury under highest court, Madame. Where are your friend's now?
They back me up because they know the truth; the years of hate.
All you know is putting on.
Take some blame, and not some pity.
We... no. I know what you want.
This is what I study! The heart cannot lie to you, but the brain can.
Have I falsified before you in knowing?
Well, I was baptized Roman Catholic.
Are we infallible? Hardly.
But you do know how to work the system.