Sleeping in Chains
Lyrics
They fed you the lies, you swallowed them whole
Traded your freedom for a story they sold
The screen lit your face while your mind went dark
They aimed at your fear and they hit their mark
You voted your hate when you could've voted change
Now the billionaires laugh from their private planes
My Papaw bled for this flag we wave
You're handing it over to the ones he fought to save us from
Open your eyes — this is not what he gave
They don't care about us
They never did, they never will
We're tearing each other apart on the hill
While they count the money from the blood we spill
Wake up — wake up — before the dream goes still
Misinformation flooding every vein
The poison so sweet you don't even feel the pain
You'll blame your neighbor before you'll blame the throne
The ones who built the cage and convinced you it's a home
The bars are closing in, can't you hear the bell?
We were handed a heaven and we're choosing hell
My grandfather crossed the ocean, fought through hell
So we could stand united — but look how far we fell
The walls are closing in — can you hear the bell?
They don't care about us
They never did, they never will
We're tearing each other apart on the hill
While they count the money from the blood we spill
Wake up — wake up — before the dream goes still
I'm so tired of the silence
I'm so tired of the rage
Burning down our own house
While they turn the page
This is not the end — this is not our fate
Pick yourself up off the floor before it's too late
Lazy voters stay home — the billionaires win
You think your racism protects you — nah they're coming for you then
Counting all their gold up in their towers in the sky
While you fight your neighbors over every single lie
This country's being purchased and they're signing on the line
Every time you look away they're taking what is mine
What is yours — what is ours — what our fathers bled to keep
You're sleeping at the wheel — how long — how deep
They don't care about us
They never did, they never will
We're tearing each other apart on the hill
While they count the money from the blood we spill
Wake up — wake up — before the dream is killed
My Papaw fought in the dark so we could see the light
Don't let the darkness win — we still have time to fight
Stand up — stand up — the country needs you now
We built this land together — we have to save it somehow
Traded your freedom for a story they sold
The screen lit your face while your mind went dark
They aimed at your fear and they hit their mark
You voted your hate when you could've voted change
Now the billionaires laugh from their private planes
My Papaw bled for this flag we wave
You're handing it over to the ones he fought to save us from
Open your eyes — this is not what he gave
They don't care about us
They never did, they never will
We're tearing each other apart on the hill
While they count the money from the blood we spill
Wake up — wake up — before the dream goes still
Misinformation flooding every vein
The poison so sweet you don't even feel the pain
You'll blame your neighbor before you'll blame the throne
The ones who built the cage and convinced you it's a home
The bars are closing in, can't you hear the bell?
We were handed a heaven and we're choosing hell
My grandfather crossed the ocean, fought through hell
So we could stand united — but look how far we fell
The walls are closing in — can you hear the bell?
They don't care about us
They never did, they never will
We're tearing each other apart on the hill
While they count the money from the blood we spill
Wake up — wake up — before the dream goes still
I'm so tired of the silence
I'm so tired of the rage
Burning down our own house
While they turn the page
This is not the end — this is not our fate
Pick yourself up off the floor before it's too late
Lazy voters stay home — the billionaires win
You think your racism protects you — nah they're coming for you then
Counting all their gold up in their towers in the sky
While you fight your neighbors over every single lie
This country's being purchased and they're signing on the line
Every time you look away they're taking what is mine
What is yours — what is ours — what our fathers bled to keep
You're sleeping at the wheel — how long — how deep
They don't care about us
They never did, they never will
We're tearing each other apart on the hill
While they count the money from the blood we spill
Wake up — wake up — before the dream is killed
My Papaw fought in the dark so we could see the light
Don't let the darkness win — we still have time to fight
Stand up — stand up — the country needs you now
We built this land together — we have to save it somehow
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