Lyrics have been talking to me this week, I guess. Sorry for the somewhat lazy posting of them.<\/p>\n
—<\/p>\n
slave screams he thinks he knows what he wants
\nslave screams thinks he has something to say
\nslave screams he hears but doesn’t want to listen
\nslave screams he’s being beat into submission<\/p>\n
don’t open your eyes you won’t like what you see
\nthe devils of truth steal the souls of the free
\ndon’t open your eyes take it from me
\ni have found
\nyou can find
\nhappiness in slavery<\/p>\n
slave screams he spends his life learning conformity
\nslave screams he claims he has his own identity
\nslave screams he’s going to cause the system to fall
\nslave screams but he’s glad to be chained to that wall<\/p>\n
don’t open your eyes you won’t like what you see
\nthe blind have been blessed with security
\ndon’t open your eyes take it from me
\ni have found
\nyou can find
\nhappiness in slavery<\/p>\n
i don’t know what i am i don’t know where i’ve been
\nhuman junk just words and so much skin
\nstick my hands thru the cage of this endless routine
\njust some flesh caught in this big broken machine<\/p>\n
—<\/p>\n
Thank you, Trent. That about sums it up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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