Where were you the day they stole our innocence And arranged a sacrifice for everyone in town Drove all the words yet to be written underground To save the money on the kerosene they'd need Were you awake or were you sleeping Or just too afraid to disagree? Well, I don't wanna sing about freedom anymore I wanna see it, I wanna feel it I wanna know that it still sits beyond the lies that we've been told Beyond the wars that keep our families from home I know that there's a way Dear God let there be a way To change the path we're on And believe in a better day Our dreams are their worst nightmares, these songs, a call to arms We can dance on the graves that held us, we can change the course of time Stand up and fight, save yourself Strike, the time is now
You and me, we are more like sheep Forced to march, crippled feet, to the slaughter I'll stand on principle, banner lifted and a fist raised high Filthy soul with a patriot heart, dancing rhythms in a world apart Stand up and fight, save yourself Strike, the time is now You and me, we are more like sheep Forced to march, crippled feet, to the slaughter You and me, we can live like thieves On the dreams that we stole from their fears Casting pearls before swine, hanging dead on the vine Can we strive to be so much more than this Casting pearls before swine, hanging dead on the vine Can we strive to be so much more than this You and me, we are more like sheep Forced to march, crippled feet, to the slaughter To the slaughter...