Throw the dice and play your hand
My every wish is your command
A puppet on a string
You are numbed by my controlling
The finest mask is a smile
The innocence of a child belies what hides beneath
The serpent coils and seethes inside your mind

Breeding the masses of soldiers for battle
They mindlessly follow, their souls dead and hollow

Read the script and say your lines
In a pre-determined state of mind
You are programmed to believe
This dystopia has you deceived

The stage is set, begin the show
Our sweet duet 'midst tales of woe
And on we act 'till curtain falls
The show goes on 'till the end of it all

Marching to the beat of drums through this journey of life
Dancing to the same old song, a melody for all time
And the wheel is turning, endless clockwork chimes
We are forever learning what we are prescribed to survive

Breeding the masses of soldiers for battle
They mindlessly follow, their souls dead and hollow
Nature and nurture, the code for your future
There's no point in fighting, for there is no hiding from us

And one day when you need it most
Your life has left you
Just a ghost who walks the night unseen
No purpose, no direction, just a dream

Marching to the beat of drums through this journey of life
Dancing to the same old song, a melody for all time
And the wheel is turning, endless clockwork chimes
We are forever learning what we are prescribed to survive