[Verse 1]
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

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Listen! Depression takes its toll
There's no future, no hope
In this fuckin' endless abyss
Our hypocrisy lives

[Pre-Chorus 2]
And it's killing us with a vengeance
Like never before
Corruption runs amok
In the state of perpetual war

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

[Verse 2]
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

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Listen! Consider this the last call
Either rise up or fall
Time to cut to loose, break free
From the chains which bind me
[Pre-Chorus 2]
And yet we keep on searching for reason
Or face to place blame
Then carry on with a guilty smile
No cares, no shame

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

[Bridge]
Alive and well
Huh!
Alive and well
Listen!

[Solo]

[Pre-Chorus]
And it's killing us with a vengeance
Like never before
Corruption runs amok
In the state of perpetual war
[Chorus]
It's an actual emergency
It's not a drill
Cognitive dissonance is blinding us
While the bastards are alive and well