[Verse 1] June came dressed in white Then slipped a knife in gold Sixth month, clean contract Signed in blood and cold Juno at the gate Count the names in line You sold the flag for rent Then called it holy pride Your logo blooms by day By fall, you trade the vote A rainbow on the shelf A boot inside the throat [Pre-Chorus] I see the numbers flare On every polished cross Six, six, on the receipt Six hands behind the law You bless the crowd in June Then bury us in fall I hear the ledger turn I hear the county call [Chorus] June takes the ledger June takes the crown June takes the ledger Then it drags us down Flag in the window Knife in the booth June takes the ledger And it tells the truth [Verse 2] Parade down aisle and aisle With banners made to fade You rent the color out Then sell the shade Your spokesmen smile in June Your donors hide in dark You paint a safer world Then burn it for the market The longest light arrives And all your mirrors grin But under every polish There's the old machine within [Pre-Chorus] I see the numbers flare On every polished cross Six, six, on the receipt Six hands behind the law You bless the crowd in June Then bury us in fall I hear the ledger turn I hear the county call [Chorus] June takes the ledger June takes the crown June takes the ledger Then it drags us down Flag in the window Knife in the booth June takes the ledger And it tells the truth [Bridge] [Distorted guitar enters] One bent note Grinding in the wall The choir climbs Like a courthouse fall You can dress it up You can scrub the stain But the same old hand Is signing once again [Breakdown] Six Six Six Who paid for the light? Who took the vow? Six Six Six The month is a mouth And it wants you now [Final Chorus] June takes the ledger June takes the crown June takes the ledger Then it drags us down Flag in the window Knife in the booth June takes the ledger And it tells the truth June takes the ledger June takes the crown June takes the ledger Then it drags us down
