Cycles

from featherhead by Motion Theory

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All through history ruling parties have known what's best
in our place they put and keep us until you know the rest
revolution is wasted effort, it all comes around again
growing tired of fighting, fighting everything.

just impose your rules to keep us down and under control
telemarketing, souless advertising and their spirit crushing toll
work in the city till your life is sucked away
growing tired of living, living everyday.

You lie and cheat and try to punish us, punish us.
You build up walls, destroy our souls, destroy our souls

I look into your eyes and see the future looking back
why argue when your eyes are turning black?
I can't see why we persist with this charade
growing tired of loving, loving anyway.

Now the time has come to shift control into our hands
the people have a right to make certain demands
governments and politicians will lie and cheat and steal
growing tired of leaders engineering mass appeal

You lie and cheat and try to punish us, punish us.
You build up walls, destroy our souls, destroy our souls

push the boundaries of society and feel them pushing back
heart hammers in your chest as you force against the lack
of voices for the people, voices for the dammed
growing tired of waiting, waiting out of hand.

Revolution's not an apple that falls when it ripe
you have to make it fall or suffer all your life
Now the walls are gone and populations rise
can we control a world where nobody can lie?

You lie and cheat and try to punish us, punish us.
You build up walls, destroy our souls, destroy our souls
you spy and scheme and so manipulate, manipulate
you cannot hope to ever resist fate, resist us

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from featherhead, released August 10, 2009
Music by Motion Theory. Lyrics by Dom Main.

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