Degenerates

Degenerates
My friends are degenerates
But I'd never change them
Liars, cheats, and hypocrites
Not the type for savin'
Why do we tend to hurt one another?
Dividin' up all the books by the covers
Like it ain't hard enough simply bein' me
(Like it ain't hard enough simply bein' me)
Or could I sum you up just by what I see?

In reality, everyone's a lot more complicated
My friends are degenerates
But I'd never change them
Liars, cheats, and hypocrites
Not the type for savin'
Or so they say
I get that look more than I remember
Turnin' your nose up while we're at dinner
Like how can he afford somethin' that I want?
(Like how can he afford somethin' that I want?)
Sold all your empathy, tell me what it cost
(Sold all your empathy, tell me what it cost)
Character is who you are when no one's watchin'
My friends are degenerates
But I'd never change them
Liars, cheats, and hypocrites
Not the type for savin'
Or so they say
Like a moment of truth that you try to omit
Consequences retained for the judgement ya give
When you finally find you're the degenerate
It's gonna hit like a brick!
Like it ain't hard enough simply bein' me
Or could I sum you up just by what I see?

My friends are degenerates
But I'd never change them
Liars, cheats, and hypocrites
Not the type for savin'
Or so they say