Pawns

Embracing the lairs While building empires Chosen self righteous scum Cheering the powers Erecting the towers Blotting out the sun We play the game And it always remains the same We are the pawns of progress The sacrificial batteries Wake up Wake up Plugged into the machine Spending life reaching For what slips through the greed Lying to ourselves Destroying our health To please the masters we must feed We play the game And it always remains the same We are the pawns of progress The sacrificial batteries We play the game And it always remains the same We are the pawns of progress The sacrificial batteries We are the pawns