The banquet troughs are swollen ready for the feast
As the rape of the land begins to seed
The harvest disproportioned to sustain the need
Of the heads of the land as they start to feed

Power and obsession will scratch your itch
But all the money in the world doesn't make you rich
You know the price of everything, but the value of nothing at all
As the auctioneer's hammer begins to fall

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Impotent promises still fed to society
From beneath the veil of authoritarian democracy
A smiling face, the disguise of the wolf at the door
This is a state declaration of war

Now the pit shafts are flooded and the shells of factories burned
Your life goes on, your world still turns
Deepest sympathies offered, empty promises made
Because the more you speak, the less you say

Those left voiceless will suffer in silence
Beneath the chimneys, beneath the pylons
Smash and grab, tempt with debt as the interest trickles away
From the hands of those that can't afford to pay

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Impotent promises still fed to society
From beneath the veil of authoritarian democracy
A smiling face, the disguise of the wolf at the door
This is a state declaration of war

Now the politicians have all gone to ground
In secret bunkers far away from town
The palaces are on lock-down to protect the realm
This ship it sails on with nobody at the helm

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Impotent promises still fed to society
From beneath the veil of authoritarian democracy
A smiling face, the disguise of the wolf at the door
This is a state declaration of war

Now your grip is weakened, and you're losing your hold
In your desperate fit of greed everything has been sold
As the hooded figures gather outside your door
This means only one thing;
This means war