In the back streets and under the bridges
Rag and bone babies are growing in numbers
The underdog's pups, yelping for mothers
And all dying fast from the pack that surrounds them
They're chewing the tails from between their own legs
They're chewing the frames, that hold up their houses
Digging for bones that were buried by others
And all getting lost on the way
This is the fall
You can't pretend that it's not the end
And you'll be put down with me
Coz you hold the chain while I take the strain
A weight that you'll never even feel
Until we fall
My dreams are of mauling the fingers that feed us
That breed us and bleed us, to leave them as stumps
Such dreams will never feel the cold rays of reality
Mine's another mouth caged in a war that is seemingly
Settled by growls from the top dogs and b**hes
Who howl at each other in kennels of law
Meanwhile below in the sodium glow of today
We are licking our paws
This is the fall
You can't pretend that it's not the end
And you'll be put down, down with me
Coz you hold the chain while I take the strain
A weight that you'll never even feel
Still I defend the way it transcends
It seems that it's meant, it's meant to be
That all in command, every woman and man
Will be put down, down, everyone will be put to sleep
So bring on the pound, put me to sleep
Think of yourselves, able to think, unable to speak
Undo my chain, throw me a ball
Let me away, no whistle, no call
This is the fall