How did we get into this mess?   The question is a hypothetical   The answers are   Written on the face of the oppressed      Sent to death at just 19   Forevermore to be unseen   His mother with tears in her eyes   Crying to God, she calls out, "Why?"      She'll find her answers   On the face of the oppressed   I bow my head in respect   Of the dead      Because we're all bogged down   And there ain't no fucking S.O.S   That's going to save our sinking ship   Because we're all bogged down      No, there ain't no fucking S.O.S   That's gonna save our sinking ship   (Our ship)      How did we get into this mess?   The question is a bona fide literal   The answers are   Written on the face of the oppressed      We all know the answers why   They sold a lie to build Versailles   You can roll over and die   Or you can rain down hell tonight      You'll find your answer   On the face of the oppressed   I bow my head in respect   Of the dead      Because we're all bogged down   And there ain't no fucking S.O.S.   That's going to save our sinking ship   Because we're all bogged down      And no there ain't no fucking S.O.S.   That's going to save our sinking ship   (Our ship)      In the ash of your city lies fertile ground   (In the ash of your city lies fertile ground)   In the ash of your city lies fertile ground   (In the ash of your city lies fertile ground)      This nation's burning, burning down   (This nation's burning, burning down)   This nation's burning to the ground      This is the modern Rome burning   Let it burn   This is the modern Rome burning   Let it burn      This is the modern Rome burning   Let it burn   Let it burn      This is New York burning, this is Boston burning   This is Omaha burning, this is Washington burning   This is Pittsburgh burning, this is Birmingham burning      This is the modern Rome burning   Let it burn   Let it burn   (Burn, burn, burn)