[Intro] (Distorted, palm-muted guitar chugging, building into a heavy, driving drum beat) [Verse 1] Turn on the screen, it’s a flashing red light Telling us who we’re supposed to fight Draw a hard line right down through the street Divide up the people, control the heartbeat They’re selling us anger, they’re peddling fear While the rights that we held are just disappearing here A puppet show playing on a digital stage While we’re locked in the middle of a manufactured cage [Pre-Chorus] They point the finger, they shift the blame But it’s the same old players in a rigged up game They feed the fire, they fan the disease While we’re begging for freedom down on our knees [Chorus] We’re caught in the static, lost in the noise! Drowned out by the suits and the political boys! They’re trading our liberties for a spot on the news And no matter who wins, it’s the people who lose! Yeah, the left and the right are just wings on a bird Flying us down while our voices go unheard! [Verse 2] Promises printed on a billboard sign Just another lie on the assembly line They talk about freedom, they talk about choice Then pass a new law to silence the voice The rich get a loophole, the working get taxed And the rules of the game are completely relaxed For the ones at the top looking down from the hill While we’re down in the dirt just footing the bill [Pre-Chorus] They point the finger, they shift the blame But it’s the same old players in a rigged up game They feed the fire, they fan the disease While we’re begging for freedom down on our knees [Chorus] We’re caught in the static, lost in the noise! Drowned out by the suits and the political boys! They’re trading our liberties for a spot on the news And no matter who wins, it’s the people who lose! Yeah, the left and the right are just wings on a bird Flying us down while our voices go unheard! [Bridge] (Music strips back to just a low, rumbling bass and a kick drum) Wake up the neighbors. Turn off the screen. Step out of the gears of the broken machine. (Guitars slowly build up with intense feedback) Stop fighting each other! Look up at the strings! Look at the hands of the digital kings! [Guitar Solo] (Fast, aggressive, soaring rock guitar solo, heavy crash cymbals) [Chorus] We’re caught in the static, lost in the noise! Drowned out by the suits and the political boys! They’re trading our liberties for a spot on the news And no matter who wins, it’s the people who lose! Yeah, the left and the right are just wings on a bird Flying us down while our voices go unheard! [Outro] (Heavy, rhythmic staccato chords matching the vocal rhythm) Cut the strings. Break the cage. Turn the page. (Final heavy cymbal crash and ringing guitar chord) [End]