You always took the easy road
You always compromised
You never put the effort in
To read between the lines
Rutting in a garbage pit
Embrace the weaker breed
Join the pack of rabid dogs
And lick the hand that beats
Honestly, even with the two clues and the genre I had no idea this was a Lamb if God song, and I listen to them frequently.
Sometimes the hints might look obvious to the poster but not the audience due to the different perspectives they approach the hints from.