Hologram

The earth stood still for a moment

Feasting eyes on the fate  that was chosen

Forcing down a pill, deceptive and bitter

Fear is gripping the trigger

Never struck a chord

When the blood flowed

From a heart you didn't know

Guided to their graves

In scarlet chains

Engaged, betrayed

Collateral slaves

Prepare to disembark

Butchered in the dark

Outgunned, outweighed

No one is safe

We're conditioned to be afraid

Faceless figures control the game

Lips stitched shut speak violence

We're conditioned to be afraid

Faceless figures we're taught to blame

Lips stitched shut speak violence

Nothing that you hear

And nothing that you see

Nothing on the reel as it passed through the screen

1984 and 2016

The earth stood still for a moment

Feasting eyes on the fate that was chosen

Forcing down a pill, deceptive and bitter

Fear is gripping the trigger

We're conditioned to be afraid

Faceless figures control the game

Lips stitched shut speak violence

We're conditioned to be afraid

Faceless figures we're taught to blame

Lips stitched shut speak violence

Never struck a chord

When the blood flowed

From the heart, from a heart you didn't know

Never struck a chord

When the blood flowed

Now your dead friends are a part of the show