Corrosion Of Conformity

They say they live their lives with purity
Only looking through the whites of their eyes
One nation under God, just like protectory
Are they really hearing the third world cries?
History repeats itself
Self-emulation breeding prosperity
As the nation grows, the brotherhood dies
Free as a bird are words meant for you and me
Words that never fit between the lies
History repeats itself
I was born in a nightmare - didn't have a choice
No one seems to listen to 'cos no one seems to
hear my voice
I am but one of billions - teaming faceless legions
Damned to repeat the crimes of those who went before
(Chorus)
The teeth in the gears of the killing machine
Are getting sharper as time moves on
As the politician's wingtip presses on the gas
A thousand soldiers will soon be gone
Plowing through the land to annihlate for peace