The Offspring — Blackball

[Verse 1] In this world of hate and shallowness Where enemies become your consolation And those of us who win the game Give up their minds I don't call that winning Say this doesn't apply to you But ask yourself first What have I done today to win the game And just what have I sacrificed [Chorus 1] Win the battle or lose the war I know I've played the game before When people were still real I don't want this anymore It's time for me to close the door There's nothing left to feel [Verse 2] Reflect on all our yesterdays My own words choke me Why were they spoken Regret for things I've said and done Just can't compare with Regret for those that I have never tried So blame this world or blame yourself It's really all the same When you are standing on that precipice From which you just cannot return [Chorus 1] Win the battle or lose the war I know I've played the game before When people were still real I don't want this anymore It's time for me to close the door There's nothing left to feel [Verse 3] In the style of forgotten men I look to my horizon I see nothing While thoughts of guns and desecration Sweep through my mind But only coffins and bones remain As I look to you The emptiness behind your eyes Seals my decision Can't carry on in a world of jugglers Where all this thoughtlessness And bludgeonings your key to success What kind of tradition to carry on [Chorus 2] Blackball‚ The new disease Blackball‚ The new disease Blackball‚ Your evil ways have found Their way inside me Blackball‚ The new disease Blackball‚ The new disease Blackball‚ For a better life in this High-tech dog-eat-dog existence [Chorus 1] Win the battle or lose the war I know I've played the game before When people were still real I don't want this anymore It's time for me to close the door There's nothing left to feel