THAT WAS THEN, THIS IS NOW

THAT WAS THEN, THIS IS NOW One could share what a heart would allow Back then, when woke was not a real word Without ever a need for it to be defended Things that were genuine personal feelings But nowadays, law has become corrupted And social exchanges regularly disrupted Now it’s a monitoring of private dealings Even when any offence was not intended Social norms have become quite absurd But it is a fact, that was then, this is now