[Verse 1]
Died beneath the red, white, and blue
All just because
You did what they told you to do
Tried to buy a mind of your own
The system failed
For lack of interest in you
Countless episodes of violence
Took a toll
They kept the pawns at bay
With reckless abandonment
They met their goals
Few tried to stand in their way
[Chorus]
When peace defied the nation
They snuffed all need to know
Damned this generation
And fucked us—way to go!
Played us like a man
Whose work is never done
Their wish is our command
And all they want is: “All or none”
[Verse 2]
Succumbed to laws of death
But such is life
Sometimes, you’re bait—they bit
You tried to cut the tension
With a knife
All efforts ain’t worth shit
Painful proposition
Take, do not refuse
A face to place the blame
I guess, sometimes, you win
Sometimes, you lose
It’s how you play the game
[Chorus]
Thoughtless revelations
Got no place to go
Mindless aspirations
Spawn no seed to grow
The promise in the land
We’ll reap if we are one
And now the time’s at hand
And all they want is: “All or none”
[Solo]
[Refrain]
Come on!
[Chorus]
When peace defied the nation
They snuffed all need to know
Damned this generation
And fucked us—way to go!
Played us like a man
Whose work is never done
Their wish is our command
And all they want is: “All or none”
[Outro]
All or none