Some people follow out of admiration Others copy just for fun Even a few can find justification A hand full copy no one Many follow blindly without course Always quick to defend Things that linger from yesterday Re-inventing that same old friend Forging a newer trend Stop the treadmill to think Forging a newer trend Vague ideas on the brink Forging a newer trend Searching for recognition Forging a newer trend Finding no reconciliation Falling prey to craving success Take solace in the tried and true No one cares if it's beaten to death Formula prosperity's not new What once began as original Can find mass appeal and approval Smother an initial spark of brilliance Becoming consumed at the public's disposal Messages clear Retaliation in fear Ridicule by peers Responding to self-expression Set on your shoulders to bear Or still your vision Change in direction amid worn out ideas A tide of transforming perception People copy to be what they're not Lying to themselves The saddest deception