Testify

                                  The movie ran through me 

The glamour subdue me 

The tabloid untie me 

I'm empty please fill me 

Mister anchor assure me 

That Baghdad is burning 

Your voice it is so soothing 

That cunning mantra of killing 

I need you my witness 

To dress this up so bloodless 

To numb me and purge me now 

Of thoughts of blaming you 

Yes the car is our wheelchair 

My witness your coughing 

Oily silence mocks the legless 

Now traveling in coffins 

But on the corner 

The jury's sleepless 

We found your weakness 

And it's right outside our door 



Now testify 



With precision you feed me 

My witness I'm hungry 

Your temple it calms me 

So I can carry on 

My slaving sweating the skin right off my bones 

On a bed of fire I'm choking on the smoke that fills my home 

The wrecking ball rushing 

My witness your blushing 

The pipeline is gushing 

While here we lie in tombs 

While on the corner 

The jury's sleepless 

We found your weakness 

And it's right outside your door 



Now testify 



Mass graves for the pump and the price is set 



Who controls the past now controls the future 

Who controls the present now controls the past 

Who controls the past now controls the future 

Who controls the present now? 



Now testify