There But For The Grace Of God

Can there be a harder journey than for those who lose their minds?
Can we grasp the slightest inkling of their pain?
Hallucinations angry voices invade their precious time
Forcing fragile minds to go insane
Is there a less demeaning label than Paranoid Schizophrenic?
Would you spare the time to listen to their stories?
Schitzos psychos nutters described so often by the media
To make them sound more dangerous more gory
Can there be anything that strips us of our precious self esteem
Than the ignorance that surrounds mental distress
Surviving every day by the sheer skin of their teeth
Yet their made to feel that they are even less
Less than human beings their weirdos screwballs loony
Their a waste of space their crazy their insane
Can there be a harder journey than for those who lose their minds?
Can we grasp the slightest inkling of their pain?
They lack all motivation but somehow they survive
They accept that people just can’t understand
Get well cards and flowers are thin upon the ground
And the support and comfort of a caring hand
Can there be a bleaker outlook than for those who lose their minds
We should marvel at their strength to face each day
Their the bravest human beings they deserve our deep respect
Fate has dealt them all such painful cards to play
The side affects of medication is the lesser of 2 evils
Sheer resilience is mixed with fear and dread
They don’t have any choices and they’re all very much aware
At least it dulls the voices in my head
Can there be a harder journey than for those who lose their minds?
We should listen to their desperate silent screams
We should put ourselves in their shoes if only for one day
Reflect on all those shattered hopes and dreams
Can there be a harder journey than that for those who lose their minds?
Compassion and respect is overdue 1 in 4 develop mental illness
No one is immune remember one day this could easily be you
They didn’t choose this journey or this tragic life event
Lives changed forever in the blinking of an eye
Support them and respect them and remember these few words
There but for the grace of God go I