Officer O'Herlihy

Police state, they're tightening the noose
Police state, their agendas in the news
Police state, they're mongering our fear
Police state, it's all downhill from here

Smoke 'em if you got 'em cause this ships going down
The American nightmare has a new sheriff in town
And he's got an itchy finger when he grips the trigger
Holding illegal searches to bump his quarterly figures
He calls it security but I call it a cage
Addicted to power using his badge to stage
Performances to vent all of his pent up rage
On the same people taxed to furnish his wage
But can you blame the wolf for taking bites at the sheep
When the herd sold him tools needed to sharpen his teeth
The packs been creeping up on us while we sleep
The only way we're ever gonna get a little relief
Is if we take a stand, scream out fuck the man
If only just to remind him of the right that we can
Cause freedoms like a muscle, when not exercised its lost
So don't buy what they're selling without examining the cost

Police state, they're tightening the noose
Police state, their agendas in the news
Police state, they're mongering our fear
Police state, it's all downhill from here

Don't judge the man, judge the institution
A sinner's brother could be looking for absolution
Take it case by case to avoid confusion
Cause every job's a different form of prostitution
We're all pawns in the game that our governments play
We're all sheep for the words that the media say
So educate yourself, read between the lines
An innocent smile could mask a criminal mind
Cause it ain't checks and balances
Its checks and accountants in this structure surrounding us
we're fucked cause we're powerless
We bought our liberty with blood
spilled by our forefather's aggression
A sad confession, we didn't learn our lesson
cause we sold it to the banks for the illusion of protection

Police state, they're tightening the noose
Police state, their agendas in the news
Police state, they're mongering our fear
Police state, it's all downhill from here



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