nothing more nothing less
  an icon on the wall decoration and duress
  that which many strive to be
  its the merble statue standing over me
  and nobody has the will to tear it down
  it determines wrong and right
  but to me its just a stereotype
  and it makes us lose our sight
  the portait of authority
  you tell me
  that's what im supposed to be
  (it embodies what he cannot be)
  another time another man
  and oppressive intrusion
  and a plague across his land
  and it haunts him every day
  it tells him he has no chance
  his hopes just fade away
  and he can't muster the support
  and to him it's just a stereotype
  of his life-long fight