after all is said and done, all that is left
is the sweat on your brow, but will you bow down?
and will you give in to their words, their promise of change
and will you be tamed?
we refuse to be martyred, enslaved, tied to the rack
we refuse to be robbed of life so you know, we’re taking it back
we will not be bought, we will not be sold
for diamonds or gold, we will not be moved
we will not be fooled, we will not be tame,
we will not be lame, we will not be movedwe’ve given you our greatest years, and now it appears
all you’ve left us is dust, our sweat and our tears
after all that we’ve done, we should’ve saved our breath
all that’s waiting is death
we refuse to be martyred, enslaved, tied to the rack
we refuse to be robbed of life so you know, we’re taking it back
we will not be bought, we will not be sold...LA LA LA
and after all is said and done, what will remain?
the tears and the shame, will things ever change?
and should we just accept our fate, bow down and wait
for what is in store?
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