Ivory Tower

False gods!
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 There are more criminals among us
 Than behind cold prison walls
 They stand on podiums above us
 False promises masked within their calls
 Powers that lead, fail to set precedent
 Lie, cheat, fake, steal, paint themselves in innocence
 Powers that lead, fail to set precedent
 Lie, cheat, fake, steal, paint themselves in innocence
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 What will we do? 'cause the fire is in our own backyard
 What will we do? 'cause the fire is in our own backyard
 Powers that be, fail to set precedent
 Lie, cheat, fake, steal, dress themselves in abhorrence
 Powers that be, fail to set precedent
 Lie, cheat, fake, steal, dress themselves in abhorrence
 How can we, can we change? What does not want to change
 How can we have a voice? While our mouths are sewn shut
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 False gods!
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 A simple smile can only hide so much
 This behavior is predictable
 And must be treated as such
 They'll always use our hope as their crutch
 Powers that lead, fail to set precedent
 Lie, cheat, fake, steal, paint themselves in innocence
 Powers that be, fail to set precedent
 Lie, cheat, fake, steal, dress themselves in abhorrence
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 What will we do? 'cause the fire is in our own backyard
 What will we do? 'cause the fire is in our own backyard
 How can we change, can we change? What does not want to change
 How can we have a voice? While our mouths are sewn shut
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 We'll shrug our shoulders and accept the fact that we're all just fucked
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 We're all fucked
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 We're all fucked
 What will we do? 'cause the fire is in our backyard
 We're all fucked
 What will we do? 'cause the fire is in our backyard
 We're all fucked