Martial Law

We got the virus in the church
But not the big box store
And the office is shut down
But not the warehouse floor
The essential worker soldiers on
With poverty upon her
They won't pay a penny more
But make commercials in her honor

And I'm watching it unfold
Like never before
Watching it unfold...

We had the press conference at noon
They say for my morale
But the Mayor ain't my friend
And the Guv'nor ain't my pal
They got us sheltered in place
With bolts 'cross the door
While the rich get more rich
And the poor get more poor

And I'm watching it unfold
Till I can't watch anymore
Call it what you will...

I met a woman just before
They shut the world down
I was giving it my all
Showing her the town
Now I'm romancing her online
Doing my best to endear her
Wanna flatten her curves
But she won't let me near her

The TV taught me how to treat
Those who disagree
The maskless demons I meet
And those who would be free
And to at 7 cheer my prison
All fear porn addicted
And embrace my enslavement
As Huxley predicted

And I'm watching it unfold
And I can't take anymore
Call it what you will
I call it Martial Law

Now I don't fear no virus
Or a neighbor at my door
But I fear psycho rulers
And what they have in store
I fear their "vaccinations"
I fear their brand new wars
They're cooking up at their leisure
While we're cowering indoors

And don't expect lenience
From these overlords
As their virus of convenience
Beats our plowshares into swords
That we're turning on each other
Instead of corporate whores
Who profit from our suffering
And locking us indoors
With a virus of convenience
The gift that keeps giving
But false reverence for the dead
Can't mask their hatred for the living

Now listen...

All the social distance
Is not to keep you well
It's to crush the resistance
And suppress the groundswell
Of global uprisings and massive unrest
And to make it impossible for you to protest

And I'm watching it unfold
In shock and in awe
Call it what you will
I call it Martial Law

And I'm watching it unfold
And won't obey anymore
Call it what you will
I call it Martial Law
Martial Law
Martial Law