The Flatliners - Rat King Lyrics

The Flatliners Lyrics

"Rat King"

Peaceful people peeling paint
Entitlement is idle time
So push it forward, navigate
Your common thread was born a hate crime

Keep trying to unscrew the bulb
Smother the last flicker of white heat
But the evil shines right through
Demonic arrogance is a timeless luxury

Feed the rat, feed the rat king
Crawling under my skin
Feed the rat, feed the rat king
Then take it all away from him

Now starve him to the brink
Olyolyoxenfree
Stop and fucking think
Of how much oxygen you need
To make your point clear
To snuff out every bit of hate
To pull it's rotten teeth
To instill it's own rendition of fear

Still trying to unscrew the bulb
So we set fire to the basement beams
This modern freedom is a lie
And we're all caught in its flames

Feed the rat, feed the rat king
Crawling under my skin
Feed the rat, feed the rat king
Then take it all away from him

Feed the rat, feed the rat king
Crawling under my skin
Feed the rat king
Then take it all away from him

And we will unscrew the bulb
With unapologetic unity
Atop the ashes will grow
A place for all
A place we'll know
That we can breathe
We're in control

Feed the rat, feed the rat king
Crawling under my skin
Feed the rat, feed the rat king
Then take it all away from him

Feed the rat, feed the rat king
Crawling under my skin
Feed the rat king
Then take it all away from him

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Writer(s): The Flatliners

album: "New Ruin" (2022)

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