Twilight cabaret
Once upon a time
there was a
puppet playing king
Destroyed his
whole kingdom
like a Trojan from within
An isolated and divided
nation lives in fear
The sky is bleak in silence
painted with tears
He lies
til no one knows what's
true or false anymore
To distort the truth
so that we'll ignore
As he poisons the words
until meanings fade
and light and dark
both seem the same
In this twilight cabaret
King of the broken age
Have you ever heard
of history
What makes us great
is empathy
In twilight cabaret
The renaissance of rage
What's in those books
you want to burn
What truth don't you
want us to learn
Yeah
Bring it on
Twilight cabaret
Orwell never wrote
guidebooks
Yet raptors
guard the door
As villains mortify the law
with greed evermore
While we sleep
they will crush
the Parthenon to dust
As eclipse of hope
hides the horizon
of trust
He lies
to ignite mistrust
and let paranoia bloom
to craft enemies
Make us easy to rule
as he retells our past
until justice fades
and hope and fear
both feel the same
In this twilight cabaret
King of the broken age
Have you ever heard
of history
What makes us great
is empathy
In twilight cabaret
The renaissance of rage
What's in those books
you want to burn
What truth don't you
want us to learn
Hush now little one
close your eyes
The hand on your throat
says silence is wise
You don't need to think
just learn to believe
Forget your dreams
Make it easy to breathe
Now close your eyes
and count to none
When you wake up
your rights will be gone
In this twilight cabaret
King of the grim ballet
Have you ever heard
of history
What makes us great
is empathy
In twilight cabaret
We dance into decay
What's in those books
you want to burn
What truth don't you
want us to learn
Close your eyes
and count to none
When you wake up
your rights will be gone
