Easy Living

You think the living’s easy The days drift by In a haze of smoke and tainted lies Smile to your face, curse to your back On a slope falling downwards You miss the angles Trapped in your gilded cage Easy living but your body’s aged The smiles nowadays are all upside down Trapped in the grip of the sleepy beast Controlled and manipulated Every move observed You see the damage but can’t stop A life nearly over A spirit broken Dreams of a different time slowly drift away