The Powers That Be

Type: EP

Year: 2011

flick the switch, become a killer, become a killer, flick the switch.

your own conduct and your actions, have brought this upon you.
this is your punishment, how it pierces your heart.

lay down arms on every side, cos no one’s winning.
they are killing us, for killing them, for killing us.

become a killer flick the switch.

disaster follows; the whole land lies in ruins,
and in my name you have spoken lies, that i never told you to.

lay down arms on every side, cos no one’s winning.
they are killing us, for killing them, for killing us.

become a killer.

my people are fool, for they know not who i am.

lay down arms on every side, cos no one’s winning.
they are killing us, for killing them, for killing us…

for they know not who i am.

the powers that be gathered around.
its time to choose who takes the blame.
did they threaten our tidy world? did they fall away?

the powers that be gathered round.
this time they choose who takes the fall.
how did they fall so far from the tree?

over and over and overflow.

we had to lie to protect our father.
we had to lie to remain in our way.
we had to lie to defend our secret.
we had to lie to ourselves.

thiswontchangethefactsbutit’llchangethewaythattheyreact-don’tputmeinthecorner!
conspiracy theory wont get very far.

lyings what brought us here, lying will not change this
lyings what brought us here, lie upon lie upon lie

when you lie, you look me in the eye, look me in the eye.

lyings what brought us here, lying to save your soul
lyings what brought us here, lie upon lie upon

over and over and overflow.

we had to lie to protect our father.
we had to lie to remain in our way.
we had to lie to defend our secret.
we had to lie to ourselves.

so this is living
sometimes it feels like waiting
for the end of time to slap me
down while im sleeping

the rain comes down and the ground dries up and i wait.

here from my high horse
i can see them leaving
slow, ever so slow
and i hear them repeating

the rain comes down and the ground dries up and i wait.

there’s no faith, in blind faith,
to scream amen with heads in sand,
to hide from what we’ve done
demons – i wont