Running through my mind

I am out of breath

There’s no end in sight

I’m all burnt out and

Frothing at the mouth

I cry out for help

Well, how could I know

That I was born a target?

Smoke and gas surrounding my feet

Drawing nearer, I can't shake this fever dream

All our lives, to tow the line and never ask

We serenade this mob scene

Feels like breathing cyanide, there's no end in sight

You’ve jumped the rope when

Anger steers this ship, you never paid to sail

Sell your hopes, hold your breath

We lie and we cry, your alibis

They’re crippling this cog machine

Wrap it all in bleak cellophane

You’re suffocating in my veins

You bring shame and you bring war

Drunk with power disguised as law

There's nothing more to witness

We've seen all we can take

You drove us to our porches

But fired all the same

The spirits of the stolen

Will seep into our lungs

Breathe air into our voices

Till justice is done

Chloroacetophenone

There's something you should know

I’ll guard your home then break your nose

Ask you, “Sir, please stay composed”

A war around this corner

I’ve passed a million times

Is this home set afire?

We lie and we cry, your alibis

They’re crippling this cog machine

Wrap it all in bleak cellophane

You’re suffocating in my veins

Salt in my wounds

Sick and they stare

Not for my wants

But some peace for my mind

Still they feed on my fears

This lesson in how

A teacher's worst enemy

Is living with doubt

You can’t buy me the end

It's a short walk from here

Neck and neck

We disconnect

You can’t buy me the end

It's a short walk from here

Neck and neck

We disconnect

You can’t buy me the end

It's a short walk from here

Neck and neck

We disconnect

You can’t buy me the end

It's a short walk from here

Neck and neck

We disconnect