Against The Grain

Man went on a missionTo save the dayHe started a militiaCalled crime does payEverywhere he wentThe crowds would gather 'roundAs he posted propagandaAll throughout the townViolence everywhereBlame the governmentShow us that you careHow's the money spent ?Said it once beforeThat ignorance is blissAnd media's a whoreAll because of thisPrison you madeIt's built to lastHow can you stoop so lowThe fate of our futures in the pastThere's nowhere for us to go butAgainst the grainPolitics is businessAnd business sucksExtortion is the keyTo making bigger bucksJudges taking bribesWhile golfing on the greenWhile the lawyers get some greaseTo oil their machinePromise everywhereNone they'll ever keepJustice isn't fairPockets gettin deepPatience running outThe people gettin' pissedWe never had a doubtThey'd wash their hands of thePrison you madeIt's built to lastHow can you stoop so lowThe fate of our futures in the pastThere's nowhere for us to go butAgainst the grainI got armor on my backAnd eyes in the back of my headSo behold the overthrow