"Cognitive Dissonance" lyrics

We got hope and change in America
From the LA streets to DC
Our country's left in dire need
Be it a sitting duck for the buckshot
Or an activist who takes aim
At those who rigged this fucking game

Listen! Depression takes its toll
There's no future, no hope
In this fuckin' endless abyss
Our hypocrisy lives

And it's killing us with a vengeance
Like never before
Corruption runs amok
In the state of perpetual war

It's an actual emergency
It's not a drill
Cognitive dissonance is blinding us
While the bastards are alive and well

Your freedom was taken
Too much for granted
And soon, you'll find out what it meant
It's a divide-and-conquer mentality
And that's what we have to beat
So, take the lead and follow me

Listen! Consider this the last call
Either rise up or fall
Time to cut to loose, break free
From the chains which bind me

And yet we keep on searching for reason
Or face to place blame
Then carry on with a guilty smile
No cares, no shame

It's an actual emergency
It's not a drill
Cognitive dissonance is blinding us
While the bastards are alive and well

Alive and well
Huh!
Alive and well
Listen!

And it's killing us with a vengeance
Like never before
Corruption runs amok
In the state of perpetual war

It's an actual emergency
It's not a drill
Cognitive dissonance is blinding us
While the bastards are alive and well