hail all sempiternal pater nostrae lecturing from on up high
way up there, salivating upon our skulls
power leaking through their pores
bare bone and skin left open to the sky's lusty preaching
heavens kidnapped by the sleazy servile file
god left alone with you and yours truly
you and yours
you and yours
you and yours truly
you speak for all and you speak for god
his vile lies conjured by your arrogant minds
clouds of smoke
clouds of gas
clouds that water our eyes
clouds of evil guise
i'm lost and i'm writing
and the people are piling
into the square
to take on a mighty evil
that is reviled in all quarters
that buys their affinity and their support
that is corrupt, obscene, disgusting
that withers with each shout
that decays with each NO
that shudders and fears
and crawls back into its corner
the trodden make bad dictators
in elements we piece together ourselves
one by one, bit by bit
mask on, goggles on, helmet strapped in
take the streets, the people are the power
the people are the power
the people are the power
the people are the power
today belongs to those
who do not seek freedom in prayer
today belongs to those
who have everything to lose
and nothing but a street to claim
