Fear of Freedom

Falling back headlong

to the start of it all

You fell back screaming

the original fall

You fell to earth between

your mother's knees

Bayoneted by the need to please

Children - listen - shiver - listen

Your story - my story - our story

Old familiar carrion crow

Junk impresario road show

Watch out

For the spiders of compulsion

Watch out

For the spinners of submission

Trussed up and paralyzed

they've got you where they want you

They leave you there to die

they've got you where they want you

You fight for your life

held back by fear of falling

You fight for your life

held back by fear of feeling

You fight for your life

held back by fear of freedom

Your only fear - the fear of freedom

Why do you think that

they are laughing

Because they've got you

where they want you

They already got your number,

got your picture, stole it from you

They already got your picture,

got your story, wrote the ending

They already got your future,

got your children, stole them from you

They gave no explanation, they gave

no explanation, no explanation

They already built the fences,

clipped your feathers, built your tethers

They already got your rivers,

stole the pastures, stole them from you

They already got your future,

got your children, stole them from you

They gave no explanation, they gave

no explanation, no explanation

Why do you think that

they are laughing

Because they've got you

where they want you

They taught you fear of falling

They taught you fear of feeling

They taught you fear of freedom.

FEAR OF FREEDOM

FEAR OF FREEDOM

FEAR OF FREEDOM

FEAR OF FREEDOM