There's A Conspiracy

There's a conspiracy
Somewhere inside of me
There's something trying to tell me
Not to be myself

There's a conspiracy
Eating away at me
I guess I'm just trying
To convince myself

That reality's necessity
Is as it should be
The offer is for free
Do we swallow it because it's free....

There's been a change in me
For the world to see
Like a lonely nude on the beach
I know the answer's inside of me

There's a conspiracy
This damnable misery
Has finally helped me see
That I hate myself......

Tony Taylor (Chicago)