Youth scratched, Witnessing fallen idols It's never the one you choose A death grip on something you don't own Explain to me why dues get paid to you I've seen your true face, It's much more scared than mine I've seen your true face And others like it that disappear in time Hypocrites will have their day, Only if we take a stand, United against lines that divide And the notion of class separation Perpetrator you rule with an iron fist Dictating individual experience, A corner stone of what you'd have them believe Up in flames from the venom and fire you breathe Save us Constricting the life force Take us Humble beginnings now six feet beneath Save us Carry the torch for the jaded Take us Hope lies with those who seek your defeat Coward's eyes don't make it hard to find cracks in the veneer No more treading over broken glass Time to banish the cycle of fear Save us, save us From our skin is aging but these brittle bones are pleading Take us! Take us! We cast the shadow of a broken man as he turns to dust Perpetrator you rule with an iron fist Dictating individual experience A corner stone of what you'd have them believe, Up in flames from the venom and fire you breathe Youth scratched, witnessing fallen idols It's never the one you choose A death grip on something you don't own Explain to me why dues get paid to you