[Verse 1]
There's something wrong inside of us
It's important to discuss
A narrow mind a hardened heart
And this is just the very start
Frustration gets the best of me
So I don't speak coherently
We are are taught to go along
We need to figure out it might be wrong

[Chorus]
You oughta know you can be inches from life
And never live at all
You oughta know that our pride is our downfall
There's no need to stand up tall
You oughta know you can be inches from life
And never live at all
You oughta know that our pride is our downfall
There's no need to stand up tall

[Verse 2]
No one knows what's going on
Even those who cause oppression
Most of which don't realize
Uneasy smiles and blackened eyes
Could it be there's something real
Not always known but you can feel
The presence of an absolute
That our lives can't substitute
[Chorus]
You oughta know you can be inches from life
And never live at all
You oughta know that our pride is our downfall
There's no need to stand up tall
You oughta know you can be inches from life
And never live at all
You oughta know that our pride is our downfall
There's no need to stand up tall