[Intro Verse – Calm and observational] Woke up again to a world in disguise Fields look the same, but there's blood in the skies Followed the crowd down the path to the stream Drank from the glass while forgetting the dream [Verse 1 – Escalating tension] Taught to obey and to never ask why Chewed on the words like a comfortable lie They gave you rules, they gave you a name Branded your skin and then taught you the game Nudged into line with the cold, empty eyes Whispered the truth, but it came wrapped in flies You did what you must, kept your head nice and low Bleated your heart out with nowhere to go [Verse 2 – Rebellion begins] But one day the silence just didn’t sit right Something inside started learning to bite Snapped off the leash and you ran from the pen Tasted the wind and remembered back when Voices like thunder rolled into your head Told you the herders were better off dead You gathered your kind in the shade of the hill And sharpened your minds just to sharpen your will [Spoken Word – Parody Psalm, vocoder-style or whispered echo FX] The wolf is my shepherd, I shall not rest. He leadeth me down paths of compliance, He maketh me lie beside polluted waters. He breaketh my soul and guideth me through the valley of the shadow of debt. Yea, though I walk through the aisles of plenty, I shall fear no loss— For the contract is binding, The cameras are watching, And their profit is forever. [Verse 3 – Return to isolation and disillusionment] But as the dust settled over the fight You stood in the field with no wrong and no right Hoped for a change, but the mirror just cracked Wolves wore your fleece and they never looked back The gates are still open, the chains are still worn A rebel’s just sheep with a horn that’s been torn The silence returns and the stars start to glow You lie in the grass with nowhere to go
