So what once seemed so drastic is now commonplace  And they're driving machines down the lines on our face  There's no shame there's no mercy not even a trace  With our bombs and our pills we think we've made things safe    Maybe we'd be better off with our heads in the sand  And they'd leave us to drown here according to plan  But if this ships going down you'll find me with the band    Because they've pushed us all right to the edge  And we're on the brink  And they've pushed us all right to the edge    They're claiming the answer is kill or be killed  While we're dying of cancer and paying our bills  We just drown in this quagmire of what we've been told  While they're cashing the checks on the faith that we sold    They've got no allegiance to pledge  They've left us out here on this ledge