The Ongoing Concept - Failures & Fakes [tekst, tłumaczenie i interpretacja piosenki]

Failures and fakes, and those who don’t get their way, all seem to have excuses for how they think
Justified, dignified, they all pledge their innocence
And I would know, because I’m one of them
It’s through expression that we mark our understanding
Are we who we are if it’s who we appear to be?
Let me tell you friends, I’ve found out the hard way
Imitations don’t produce originality
Don’t think I’ve escaped
I’m just as guilty because we’re all failures and fakes, and if you won’t believe it, well then I’ve seen your future. It’s not that impressive
Excuses. We got them all
They’re weighing us down
We all got faults, but no one seems to be blaming themselves
Friends, I’ve found out the hard way
Hypocrisy runs free when you talk as if you’re blameless
Don’t think I’ve escaped
I’m just as guilty because we’re all failures and fakes, and if you won’t believe it, well then I’ve seen your future. It’s not that impressive
But if you’re not willing to be reasonable then I’ll be leaving because there’s no use in trying to change the proud or heal the ungrateful
You know better than I do that your walls are falling down and there’s no way for you to stop it
This is no one’s fault but your own
So stop running from your problems because they won’t fix themselves
We’re all broken. We’re all so broken
It takes a man to acknowledge his weakness
There may only be a speck in your eye, but denial’s going to keep it there
I know there’s a plank in my eye, but I’m willing to admit it
You got no trouble finding sin in my eyes, but all that changes when it seems like it’s your neck on the line