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Why Can’t We? Lyrics by Regulate

Regulate

2022

Going with the motions
Doing what's expected
Feeling what we're taught
Disconnected from our heart

I'm not weak because I care
I shouldn't have to compromise
I hope when you hear this
Something clicks behind your eyes

We don't have to be afraid
We don't have to be like them
We don't have to be angry
And we don't have to play pretend

It's the way we share words
They morph from brain to mouth
Masking them with a joke
Always weary of what comes out
I know I have it in me
To really speak from the soul
But it's the ego that stops me
And keeps me playing that role

We don't have to cause pain
And we don't have to keep it in
We don't have to be the strongest
We don't have to always win
We don't have to act out
We don't have to have a plan
We don't have to be the best
We don't have to be the man, no

Yeah
Come on, yeah
Come on

Why can't we
Why can't we
Why can't, why can't, why can't
Why can't we show love?
Why can't we say sorry?
Why can't we try?
Why can't we be okay with not being right?
Why can't we grow?
Why can't we be there for each other?
Why can't we be there for ourselves?
Why can't we be real?
Why can't we open up?
Why can't we feel?

We as a people for the past four-hundred years
Is the greatest example of behavior modification in the history of our civilization
We have had everything taken away from us
And yet we have all learned how to survive
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Regulate

Regulate

About “Why Can’t We?” by Regulate

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"Why Can’t We?" is credited to Regulate. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Why Can’t We?" appears on "Regulate" in 2022.

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