Way down under the stars in the heavens
I've got purple sunsets in sight
Jesus, he's in the alley rolling sevens
And the devil's down in the subway tonight
Ministers of manipulation
Telling me my dreams are null
Sisters singing sweet songs of salvation
Near the food lines in the shadow of the capitol
Robin Hood, he's dancing in the ghetto
While the conservative wrestles with the radical
In comes looking bewildered a reborn Romeo
Every word from his mouth sounded so ecclesiastical
Ministers of manipulation
Telling me my dreams are null
Sisters singing sweet songs of salvation
For all of us who live in the shadow of the capitol
I better be careful of what I speak villain of the mind
Every secret's got a leak
And the future's not far behind
Full of fear, lies and deception
The destructor sees a nine and a lot of zeroes
When he sees some space he envisions a shopping
Mall
Teachers teaching rules and forgotten heroes
Teaching us to pray to their idols that are starting to
Fall
Ministers of manipulation
Telling me my dreams are null
Sisters singing sweet songs of salvation
For all of us who live in the shadow of the capitol
Now the President, he's in the backyard playing
Croquet
But where I live is a different time and place
He's gonna tell you with his hands and his words
That things are okay
Tell it to you all day long until you're blue in the face
Ministers of manipulation
Telling me my dreams are null
Nightingales singing songs of salvation
For all of us who live in the shadow of the capitol