[Start] I saw them laughing in the town square Waving red hats high in the air They said, "It’s fine, it won’t reach me" Now they’re crying on my TV [Verse] They took the check and signed away Their only hope for brighter days Now the mill’s an empty shell And they can’t afford to pay the bail [Verse] The doctor’s gone, the rent is due The water’s bad, the roads are too They said, “It’s just the way things go” Now they're drowning in the undertow [Chorus] (Leopards ate my face) I never thought they’d come for me I laughed as they chased down the weak But now my hands are red, my pockets bare And there's no one left to hear my prayer [Verse] They turned away the tired and poor Then found themselves outside the door They screamed for help, but no one came Now they whisper, "Who’s to blame?" [Verse] The news still tells them it’s all fine Just close your eyes and toe the line But when the sheriff came today Their own regrets got in the way [Bridge] (Leopards ate my face) I was sure they’d spare my kind But now I see, I was so blind Thought the fire was meant for them Now I burn just like my friends [Chorus] (Leopards ate my face) I never thought they’d come for me I laughed as they chased down the weak But now my hands are red, my pockets bare And there's no one left to hear my prayer [Verse] The factory’s closed, the fields run dry They wonder how, they wonder why But when you vote to watch them crawl You’re the one who takes the fall [Outro] They said, “Not us, we’re on your side” But leopards never close their eyes And now they bite, and now they feast And I watch them weep on my TV [End]