The Cage

Dogmas put on podiums
 Swallow blind the bait
 Prime-time advertised, prostitution
 In darkness we hibernate
 Depravity will take human form
 Let self-destruction be the norm
 We will not know the end
 We will all be numb by then
 Collective destructive behaviour
 Precise and clean self-mutilation
 Soft skin, hardened surgical scars
 Methadone addiction
 Recreational narcotics
 Balanced and controlled
 No reflection in the mirror
 The cage inside us all
 Apathy, the sharpest weapon
 A respect built on abuse
 So thin, so transparent
 Brought up on diet truth
 Painted up in weekend bliss
 So afraid of what we might miss
 Comfort or freedom, you can't have both
 Sharpen the knives, go for their throats
 Collective destructive behaviour
 Precise and clean self-mutilation
 Soft skin, hardened surgical scars
 Methadone addiction
 Recreational narcotics
 Balanced and controlled
 No reflection in the mirror
 The cage inside us all
 Apathy, the sharpest weapon
 A respect built on abuse
 So thin, so transparent
 Brought up on diet truth
 The longer we dwell on in silence
 The less that we question ourselves
 The next generation, our children
 Will have no rights left to protect.
 Collective destructive behaviour
 Precise and clean self-mutilation
 Soft skin, hardened surgical scars
 Methadone addiction
 Recreational narcotics
 Balanced and controlled
 No reflection in the mirror
 Unseen, expendable
 The cage inside us all