[Verse 1]
Steel briefcase
Ink-stained hands
Smiling wolves
Behind dark glass
Flags on the wall
Like hunting heads
They trade young lungs
For headlines and debt
Numbers on screens
Cold green glow
One quiet nod
And the sky explodes
They toast in crystal
To “peace” and “truth”
While sirens baptize
The neighborhood roofs
[Chorus]
We are the teeth of the machine
Grinding bones the crown won’t see
Blood in the code
Signed in our name
Marching in circles
Feeding the flame
We are the teeth of the machine
Screaming through gasoline dreams
Raise up the rust
Tear off the mask
This is the war
They started in glass
[Verse 2]
Paper-thin lies
Thick black smoke
They call it “duty”
We call it choke
Mother holds
A folded flag
They call it honor
She calls it drag
Cheap suit saviors
On every screen
Blessing the bombs
Like they’re washing clean
They sell our anger
By the pound
While empty chairs
Fill every town
[Chorus]
We are the teeth of the machine
Grinding bones the crown won’t see
Blood in the code
Signed in our name
Marching in circles
Feeding the flame
We are the teeth of the machine
Screaming through gasoline dreams
Raise up the rust
Tear off the mask
This is the war
They started in glass
[Bridge]
Who gave you the right
To wager our veins?
Who made you the judge
Of whose hell remains?
Your gold runs red
Your halls run cold
Our rage is a debt
You’ll choke when it’s owed (hey!)
[Chorus]
We are the teeth of the machine
Grinding bones the crown won’t see
Blood in the code
Signed in our name
Marching in circles
Feeding the flame
We are the teeth of the machine
Screaming through gasoline dreams
Raise up the rust
Tear off the mask
This is the war
We’re taking you back