Masquerade

Back, get back, release your liberty
Back, stay back, this can't be happening

We are running blind
On a path we can't escape
And we can't break the cycle
The lies, you buy
Snake oil, one in the same
You run, you hide
All while they masquerade

It's the distance they maintain between us
They keep us in the dark and hold us down
How can we ever decide for ourselves
If we can't stand our ground

The distance
Has destroyed everything we know
Resist it
Step out of line you're the first to go
All while they masquerade
How can we fight when we can't see

Cover up your face and stay away
Your mind, your life
It means nothing to them
Betrayed, defied
No consequence
Redirect, and avoid the question

The distance
Has destroyed everything we know
Sadistic
The new order is set in stone
All while they masquerade
How can we fight when we can't see

I'm done
What's happening here
We don't realize what we've done
And where do draw the line
Before we can't recognize what we've become
They tell you not to worry that it's for your own good
While they line their pockets with what we've lost
Dumb and blind we obey their orders
Never expecting liberty and freedom to be the cost

How can we fight when we can't see
That our world is burning
How can we fight when we can't see
That our world is burning

Will you stand for something
Or just fall in line
When your world is burning
What will you sacrifice

The distance
Has destroyed everything we know
So distant
We're out of touch and losing control
All while they masquerade
How can we fight when we can't see

Back, get back, release your liberty
Back, stay back, this can't be happening