Writings on the Wall

When you're born in the dirt the only way to grow is up

So we reach for the sun but it seems

Every rung that you climb is another crooked line

That you cross off the tally of your dreams

Don't step out of line kid, you learn it pretty fast

Every face has its place in the crowd

They'll give you all the answers, so you don't ask any questions

Then they'll march you with a smile into the ground

And we all go to heaven in a little row boat

So put your hands up, put your hands up

If crawling for the scraps won't ever be enough

Put your hands up, put your hands up

The writing's on the wall, this ain't ever gonna stop

Put your hands up, put your hands up

If crawling for the scraps won't ever be enough

Put your hands up, put your hands up

We'll fight until we die, this ain't ever gonna stop

This stray dog world, this sick sad place

Got a belly full of maggots and disease

Every apple here is rotten, every blessing is a curse

Every word is a lie you best believe

We take one step forward, then two steps back

In a race to the bottom of the barrel

They teach us how to fear, they teach us how to hate

Then they arm us and they march us off to hell

And it's left, left, left right left

So put your hands up, put your hands up

If crawling for the scraps won't ever be enough

Put your hands up, put your hands up

The writing's on the wall, this ain't ever gonna stop

Put your hands up, put your hands up

If crawling for the scraps won't ever be enough

Put your hands up, put your hands up

We'll fight until we die, this ain't ever gonna stop

This ain't ever gonna stop

Because they came for our minds

We said nothing

They came for our hopes

We said nothing

They came for our souls

And still we said nothing

Now they're coming for our lives

So what's it gonna take?

So what's it gonna take?

What's it gonna take?

What's it gonna take?

See how they run, see how they run

So put your hands up, put your hands up

If crawling for the scraps won't ever be enough

Put your hands up, put your hands up

The writing's on the wall, this ain't ever gonna stop

Put your hands up, put your hands up

If crawling for the scraps won't ever be enough

Put your hands up, put your hands up

We'll fight until we die, this ain't ever gonna stop