A Gentlemen's Coup Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Lukovski 

Cover art for A Gentlemen's Coup lyrics by Rise Against

This is the version from the booklet:

The Pain Disorder A cataclysmic draw We trusted But something has gone wrong We bought in Bet woke to find it gone Impact in 5-4-3-2...

Brace For fallout The radiation creeps On cats feet We scatter in the streets She asked me "Do you think its safe to breathe?" It doesn't look that way to me

We stormed the gates And raised new flags But it's just the same old story We seized the throne Subjugate We should have burned it to the ground Some might say we've lost our way But I believe we've not gone far enough

Afraid We cower To interests not our own The power To free or to control We let it slop through Our fingers to the floor Watch as the bodies wash ashore Nobody lives here anymore

We stormed the gates And raised new flags But it's just the same old story We seized the throne Subjugate We should have burned it to the ground Some might say we've lost our way But I believe we've not gone far enough

How long will we fall for this?