Don't you drink the water
It's poison don't you know
And bleeding out one end and puking out the other
Well it ain't no way to go
And don't you breathe the air
It's laced with nicotine
And with just one whiff it'll get you addicted
To the comfort of the mean
I bet you think that I'm a liar now
Death to the weird death to outliers
You raised them up right from the ground
The necromancer with the copper crown
Right to the apex is where they'll swarm to be
I see them in their tee shirts
They boast their favorite bands
As they line on up for designer drugs
They eat 'em right from your hand
Call me straightlaced you can call me whatever
But your zombie robot army won't last you forever
When your scene self destructs
Tell me just where you'll be
I bet you think that I'm a liar now
Death to the weird death to outliers
You've raised them up right from the ground
The necromancer with the copper crown
Right to the apex is where they'll swarm to be
It's dog eat dog eat cat eat mouse
That curve you got's drawing a crowd
The fallacy it's screaming out to me
It's dog eat dog eat cat eat mouse
That curve you've got's drawing a crowd
Perfection isn't all it's cracked up to be
You'll see
We watch on T V as the president lies
The news tucks us in and assures us that
Everything will be alright
The ones come before us completely buy in
Someone tell me who told this country that
National pride is givin' in
And doesn't it feel
Like we're an entire generation
Left out in the dust
Watching our land slowly turn into a desert
As all machines begin to rust
And doesn't it feel like this story won't end
We have the keys to our kingdom but how can there be a way in
When there's no way out?
We watch on T V for the next big mistake
We listen intently for news of a
Future that has gone to waste
The wave of resistance will slowly subside
Give over control to the endless
Descent that has become our lives
And doesn't it feel
Like we're an entire generation
Left out in the dust
Watching our land slowly turn into a desert
As all machines begin to rust
And doesn't it feel like this story won't end
We have the keys to our kingdom but how can there be a way in
When there's no way out?
Oh
Give over control to the endless descent
Give over control to the endless descent
Give over control to the endless descent that
Has become our lives
And doesn't it feel
Like we're an entire generation
Left out in the dust
Watching our land slowly turn into a desert
As all machines begin to rust
And doesn't it feel like this story won't end
We have the keys to our kingdom but how can there be a way in
When there's no way out?
Engage; the dawning of progression
New age. See if we learned our lesson
Two ways and two different directions
One thing to decide
Skyward can only act as an escape
Forward and find yourself a better way
Answers; no resolution ever came
From wisdom up on high
So take your cross
And your self-destruction
I'll take my mind
Over your instruction
When will the wailing
Of warning sirens
Break through the numb of
Your blessed silence
I see the western sun shining on our flag
It's time to take a side before we're on our backs
And when it's time to die for that which you believe
Will you take a stand or perish on your knees
Quit giving up your freedom to the unknown
Stand up and make a choice of your own
Together we can make things happen, don't you see
Forever waiting for the day your name is called
Brings nothing but impatience
And inaction will kill us all
It's not that we should hate our nation
But these skyscrapers have weak foundations
And if we don't confront the structure
It's our own labors we're buried under
I wanna ask your God a question
Why did he swear off his aggression
Divine forces could stop this suffering
Pray all you want, but your words mean nothing
Would God approve of your jaded selfishness
Does He approve of His fading relevance
Would Jesus Christ sit and watch the wrongs of men
Would Jesus Christ wanna die for us again?
Another sun has fallen now
It's time to realign
The enemies march closer still
And black sails mar the twilit sky
Another night of fire and steel
Where men are made and martyrs lost
And if we might find victory
Another fight will come next nightfall
Release the arrows lead the charge
Yet we don't understand
That lurking up above our heads
An unseen foe sets forth its plan
They mobilize and infiltrate
And before we see them it's too late
They got us where they want us
And they orchestrate our end
So stand still so you can be recognized
Die for your country
Die or get organized
Stand down bow down to the machines
Die for your cause
Die 'cause you're unclean
It's the history, the history, the history of execution
With swords and daggers in our hands
We all picked a side
But all the lines drawn in the sand
Were washed away by the changing tide
And still we start our petty wars
So let it be known
That if we don't die for each other
We still fall but we will fall alone
Stand still so you can be recognized
Die for your country
Die or get organized
Stand down bow down to the machines
Die for your cause
Die 'cause you're unclean
It's the history, the history, the history of execution
Charge forward
Victory's at hand
Captain sound a full retreat
Into the hands of our enemies
We've been overcome
We surrender
Our flag in tatters
Banner flown no longer
An empire grows
Our legacy dies
The foe lives on
Stand still so you can be recognized
Die for your country
Die or get organized
Stand down bow down to the machines
Die for your cause
Die 'cause you're unclean
It's the history, the history, the history of execution
The blood on our shirts
And the dirt
Is a metaphor for
All for which we've worked
And I know
It's a long way there but a
Longer way back home
So march on
Cause the breath you save won't go
With you when you're gone
And you're dead
Oh the mess we're in really gets into your
Head
So let's sing along to nonexistent songs
You got stuck in your head
Always one more step till there's nothing left
To be desired or said
And always just one more dollar to
Keep your family fed
So let's shed a tear for our greatest years
And here's to looking ahead looking ahead
The Great Satan rolls
And controls
And we're left behind to
Live the lives we stole
For ourselves
And the poor man's heaven's a
First class living hell
So believe
That equality's a
Possibility
For us all
Oh the methods only set us up
To fall to fall to fall
Let's sing along to nonexistent songs
You got stuck in your head
Always one more step till there's nothing left
To be desired or said
And always just one more dollar to
Keep your family fed
So let's shed a tear for our greatest years
And here's to looking ahead looking ahead
I thought we came here for an
Opportunity
Not oppression and a government rule of
Fear and lunacy
Every step that we take towards a
Grand solution
Comes closer to realizing a
Grander delusion
And now the torchlight has faded along with the
Fire in our eyes
How can we progress when the progress itself
Is our demise?
Let's sing along to nonexistent songs
You got stuck in your head
Always one more step till there's nothing left
To be desired or said
And always just one more dollar to
Keep us out of the red
So let's shed a tear for our greatest years
And here's to looking ahead
Looking ahead
Whoa looking ahead
The concrete's waiting baby
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