Tear the Painting Down (Remastered)

[Verse 1] Like a painting from the Renaissance A perfect lie behind the glass They grow fat while we serve them all Starving with a smile One hand buried in our pockets Taking every dime we own And the other holds our bread While they feed us hollow hope Sweet words and empty promises Illusions sold as truth A world they never meant to build But force us all to choose [Chorus] It’s time to wake up And tear the painting down Redraw our reality This ain’t the nation that we want Show us how we’re supposed to live Does freedom cost this much? They say the future will be bright But how long will we stand still? What else are we supposed to take Before we rise as one? [Verse 2] There’s blood and money on their hands Still they claim they love this land Splitting husbands from their wives Children torn from mothers’ arms Wars they started from above Will they ever face the front? They command us with our money Then decide the way we live They call this democracy Without a real choice to make Acting like they’re gods above Watching us decay [Chorus] It’s time to wake up And tear the painting down Redraw our reality This ain’t the nation that we want Show us how we’re supposed to live Does freedom cost this much? They say the future will be bright But how long will we stand still? What else are we supposed to take Before we rise as one? [Guitar Solo] [Final Chorus] It’s time to wake up And tear the painting down Redraw our reality This ain’t the nation that we want Show us how we’re supposed to live Does freedom cost this much? They say the future will be bright But how long will we stand still? What else are we supposed to take Before we rise as one?