[Verse]
They took all of your money, didn't they?
(All of your money, didn't they?)
They count their tired alms from the poor
They pissed on your dreams, didn't they?
(All of your money)
And wondered if you'd come back and give a little more
Make your mother proud, you've got to
Make your mother proud, you've got to

[Refrain]
Sharpen those dead dreams
Pay them violently
Write them quietly
Secret history

[Breakdown]
Sold
Sold the dream for arms and legs
To work, to eat, to sleep, repeat

[Bridge]
Took all of your money, didn't they?
Took all of your money, didn't–
Took all of your money, didn't they?
Took all of–
[Refrain]
Sharpen those dead dreams
Pay them violently
Write them quietly
Secret history

[Breakdown]
Sold
Oh, make your mother proud, you've got to
Sold the dream for arms and legs
To piss and shit in homes you rent
Sold
Oh, make your mother proud, you've got to
Sharpen those dead dreams
You're on your own in a secret history
You're on your own in a secret history