What a Shame

Look at these lyrics. This is the song What A Shame by Shinedown. I love this song, and it is the perfect example of a sufferer of judgmental people.

What a Shame

Two packs of cigarettes a day
The strongest whiskey
Kentucky can make
That's a recipe to put a vagabond
On his hands and knees
I watched it all up close,
I knew him more than most
I saw a side of him he never showed
Full of sympathy for a world that
Wouldn't let him be

That's the man he was,
Have you heard enough?

[Chorus]
What a shame, what a shame,
To judge a life that you can't change
The choir sings, the church bells ring
So, won't you give this man his wings?
What a shame to have to beg you to
See we're not all the same
What a shame

There's a hard life for every silver spoon
There's a touch of grey for every shade
Of blue
That's the way that I see life
If there was nothing wrong,
Then there'd be nothing right
And for this working man they say could
Barely stand
There's gotta be a better place to land
Some kind of remedy for a world that
Wouldn't let him be

That's the man he was,
Have you heard enough?

[Chorus]
What a shame, what a shame,
To judge a life that you can't change
The choir sings, the church bells ring
So, won't you give this man his wings?
What a shame to have to beg you to
See we're not all the same
What a shame

God forgive the hands that laid you down
They never knew how much a broken heart can break the sound and change the season
Now the leaves are falling faster,
Happily ever after
You gave me hope through your endeavors
And now you will live forever

[Chorus]
What a shame, what a shame,
To judge a life that you can't change
The choir sings, the church bells ring
So, won't you give this man his wings?
What a shame to have to beg you to
See we're not all the same
What a shame, what a shame
'Cause we're not all the same
What a shame, what a shame
'Cause we're not all the same

Hope you like it as much as I do. You can listen here:

What a Shame Youtube

To judge a life that you can't change

Why do we have to be so judgmental? Why? What's the point? I don't think we care enough about people around us to watch ourselves. Someone says one wrong thing, and all of a sudden they are the meanest person ever. And everything they say nice is them just trying to 'cover up' what they did wrong. Did we ever think that maybe, just maybe, nobody's perfect, and that sometimes we mess up? That we say the wrong thing every once in a while? And when you do it, you expect everyone to get over it, even though you didn't forgive the one who did it to you. Hypocritical.

What about someone who was born with a defect? Autism, a learning disability, something wrong with their body one way or another, like a missing limb. You know what happens? They get laughed at. People think it's funny that someone learns slower than they do. People find it hilarious that they struggle so much with their homework. Or, they find it creepy and walk away. What the heck is wrong with people?! Like they can help it? What if you all of a sudden got a twitch in your.. hand? You try super hard, but you can't control it. That's how people with autism or a disability feel. They try to overcome it, but they just can't control it. How would you feel if you got in an accident and you lost your hand? You come into school a week later and no one comes near you anymore, because they are scared of the stub of a hand you now have. Betrayed much? Yeah, exactly.

We misjudge everyone. I think the world is so cruel because of this. Listen to this song. It's called What a Shame, by Shinedown. It's about a person who was misjudged. Maybe it can change your perspective. It did mine.

What A Shame

Hope you like. Hope you learn. <3