This is how it's going to be
Striking while the iron's still warm
While you're not afraid to die
Shielded with science from fear of certain death
Spending more on killing than anything else
Walls on the backs of our neighbors
Giving half your life for land no one can ever really own
Asking yourself how did I get here again?
Bow down or you'll be singled out
Face and palms up where we can see 'em
On your backs until the tires give out
The hole we've built inside is a gift
What kind of life is this?
Don't let go of the desk in front of you
The house that can never really be yours
Surrounded by armor bought with priceless time
Broken jar, damaged people
Asking yourself how did I get here again?
Bow down or you'll be singled out
Face and palms up where we can see 'em
On your backs until the tires give out
The hole we build inside is a gift
In my dumb mind I don't recognize myself
Drawing circles around my memories
It's just as big as being filled
I think this is a stop sign
The heart in my head is aching
Selling myself on caution
And in most every way my future lives inside
So I try and pay attention
Because I know it comes from somewhere
Even it it goes to nowhere
Death rattles on without me
Or the sound of my heart collapsing