I knew one day
I'd have to watch
powerful men
burn the world down
I just didn't expect them
to be such losers
I have never seen submission
embodied half so well
as in the feeble competition
between men
with souls to sell
And I've never seen
a guard dog
with less fearsome of a bite
than with its tail
between its legs
found at the rich man's side
Look at him he's sweating
He's sweating from the climb
Office worker soldier CEO
he's bleedin' and he's blind and
I have never seen a creature
more pitiful than him
He drinks power like saltwater
all because he cannot swim
Mouths open
servants of a higher power
They told him
It's a staircase It's a tower
Full circle wagging tails
wearing a collar
Poor madman
that's what happens
when you drink saltwater
Burned your tongue too early
and realised too late
the tragedy of losin' everything
you'll never taste
The clearness of the river
the honey on her tongue
Door opened to communion
bein' your father's son
And I would not expect you
to witness what we know
The songs sung in the dark times
the fire and the snow
We'll be piling up our pyre and
you defend your lords
And we will have our joy
but it will never be yours
Mouths open
servants of a higher power
They told him
It's a staircase It's a tower
Full circle wagging tails
wearing a collar
Even the dogs know
not to drink saltwater
Good boy
you're working
exactly as intended
Has the penny dropped
you're never gonna get it
Unrewarded for
all of your defendin'
from your loneliness epidemic
Good boy has any of the money
trickled down yet
You say one day you'll be rich
Well tell me how then
Unpaid marketing department
for the power
Good boy good boy
Ah good boy good boy
Mouths open
servants of a higher power
They told him
It's a staircase It's a tower
Full circle wagging tails
wearing a collar
Even the dogs know
not to drink saltwater
Good boy