Firecracker - Intellectual

[Intro]

The other day I swear to god I got a letter in the mail

That said register with us or you're gonna go to jail

You'll be put inside a cage, then forced to enlist

Well I laughed out loud, said I won't comply

To be labeled as one of those who qualify

To be shipped off to fight your fucking wars

'Cause war's not about policy, religion, it's about economy

And I'm not dying to set your country free

I'll never bow to your expectations

Never have and never will

I'm not a puppet, pawn, or figurehead

I'm a man of my own free will

Our freedoms are slowly shredded as they take more than their fill

How much power is ever enough

For the men, the men on Capitol Hill

They're cutting back on welfare, illegalizing homelessness

Am I the only one to see there's something wrong with this?

I don't have the answers, won't pretend to say I will

But to put my trust in government

I think, I think I'd rather kill

Oh mighty word democracy spells freedom for you and me

The books have all been written and the prophets denied

Little by little watch this state begin to fall

As we awaken from this dream and find ourselves

Nailed to the wall

Oh firecracker, patriotic lie

You were burning bright the day the country died

In all your glory, in all your pride

Light the way, torch of liberty

Light the sky for the whole world to see

In all your glory in all your pride