Complete Silence

at last the passed the laws to protect us from the terrorists

who live among us and who threaten freedom everyday

at last it passed attach the taps into our homes

into our phones let not a single thought escape

at last it passed now criminal minds won't last

at last

now everyone's a suspect and everyone's afraid

because everyone's a rat and we share the same cage

eating what they're feeding so we're still consuming fear

but the only thing we're free from is having our own ideas

boast the most freedom while we host the most laws

but the leaders and the feeders will no longer meet applause

until our heads are emptied and refilled with the corrupt

until the end when free communication turns to dust

still they leave us living life with just enough to convince ourselves

that we've got something to lose NOT MUCH

shut up or lose the little you have don't act so surprised

and don't look so confused that communication broke......... down

they brought complete silence to the cities

cause the citizens believed that they could risk their lives

to speak out or communicate a thought that wasn't bought

or to fabricate their own ideas with their own minds

they brought complete silence to the world

and a world gone dead was a credit to them

to the one's who built the walls without a care at all

to the ones who wanted order that could bore into your head

to the people to the cities to the world

then on one fateful day after many years had past

not knowing any better a small child cried out

and another joined in

soon the chorus grew

the world had reclaimed its voice

and would never be silenced again