Nation's on red alert, while no one blinks an eye Snake oil and sedatives to help ignore the signs Marched straight into these cages, made to our design From prey to predator, now poised and set to strike These prison doors won't hold forever We'll slowly count it down, or find a new way out Cause we're so far gone From where we started Falling apart and Now we're broke and beaten down They'll be gone, gone, gone Before we know it This storm is over But the battle's just begun... just begun Kindling and kerosene, just waiting for a spark Lost sight of who we are, adjusted to the dark These prison doors won't hold forever We'll slowly count it down, or find a new way out Cause we're so far gone From where we started Falling apart and Now we're broke and beaten down They'll be gone, gone, gone Before we know it This storm is over But the battle's just begun... just begun These prison doors won't hold forever We'll slowly count the days, or plan for our escape Cause we're so far gone From where we started Falling apart and Now we're broke and beaten down They'll be gone, gone, gone Before we know it This storm is over But the battle's just begun... just begun Gone, gone, gone Gone, gone, gone We'll slowly count the days Or plan our own escape This storm is done But the battle's just begun... just begun