Looking Backward

Look at these people!

A tyranny exercised for good
May sincerely be the most oppressive repressive
Who's to say what's best for me
In a robot world full of CCTV?

We need to turn the tide
We have the means but we lack execution
In a land where 'The Man' resides
There's no peaceful revolution!

'Cos they speak for everybody else
Your freedom's a pipe dream
Stop fooling yourself!

How can I trust this world to look out for me?
This lack of conviction is just so sad to see
How do I trust this world to understand love?
There's no solidarity between 'them' and 'us'
'Them' and 'us'!

Looking back, it's just the way I am
We're shaking our cages
You want control of what you don't have
Tyrants 'for the good of us all'

Now we've grown ever complacent
To the presence of an intruder
Is the illusion of safety worth the price
Of your freedom and future?

Don't lie down like everybody else
They're selling you out
So stand up for yourself!
Protection is just a cheap disguise
Control of the masses:
Their ultimate prize

How can I trust this world to look out for me?
This lack of conviction is just so sad to see
How do I trust this world to understand love?
There's no solidarity between 'them' and 'us'
'Them' and 'us'!

There's nothing

I take myself to an open place
Just to feel that freedom on my face
And it begs perspective; is freedom objective
Or simply a matter of time and space?

Look at these people
Walking around like mindless drones!
Look at these people
Who eat what they're fed and do what they're told
Look at these people
On information overload
Look at these people living their lives in a cage
You can't save me from me

How can I trust this world to look out for me?
This lack of conviction is just so sad to see
How do I trust this world to understand love?
There's no solidarity between 'them' and 'us'
'Them' and 'us'!