[Verse] They count the votes in shadows dim Fingers crossed for their own whim Truth buried deep beneath the spin The game is rigged they always win [Chorus] Pull the strings behind the stage Turn the page on a broken age They sell the soil they steal the sea Hand it all on a platter for free [Verse 2] Promises whispered like a snake But every word's a thin disguise A fake The land’s been sold the ink’s not dry While we’re left asking why oh why [Chorus] Pull the strings behind the stage Turn the page on a broken age They sell the soil they steal the sea Hand it all on a platter for free [Bridge] The coffers drained the people’s cries Fall silent under crimson skies The vultures circle overhead A future sold a nation bled [Chorus] Pull the strings behind the stage Turn the page on a broken age They sell the soil they steal the sea Hand it all on a platter for free
