Shackles

Awaken to a world filled of apathy It's feeding off itself, the fear and self-pity Now you're fed lies as truth and still you do not see The noose around your neck is your complacency Slowly poisoned by your food Slowly trained by your own news All that you've been led to believe Is just to keep you on your knees You cling to your shackles Like an addict clings to their disease This is the fruit that's been wrought Bought and paid for by our silence and ignorance Begging for scraps as they take everything All that you've been led to believe Is just to keep you on your knees You cling to your shackles Like an addict clings to their disease You've been consumed by your fear Trained to believe what you hear Complacent while the ignorance breeds Too afraid to get off your knees and fight