USA Downpressor man

[Intro] (USA downpressor man) (Look at the blood on your hands) [Ominous bassline drops with a sharp echoing rimshot] [Brass fanfare swells]

[Chorus] USA downpressor man You better go where you’re coming from USA downpressor man You better go away USA downpressor man You better go where you’re coming from USA downpressor man You better go away

[Verse 1] A knock on a locked door in the Floridian heat A mother steps up just to clear up the street But the trigger is pulled through the wood and the frame Another life lost to the stand-your-ground game

[Verse 2] The lead pierces through before a word can be said A dispute over children leaves a young mother dead No duty to retreat just a law made of lead Now the blood-money system is heavy and red

[Verse 3] Twenty-five years for a blind fearful shot But the culture that bred it is left there to rot You built up a fortress of anger and fear Where the price of a life gets cheaper each year

[Pre-Chorus] ‘Cause you arm them (Arm them!) And you blind them (Blind them!) And you trap them in fear (Trap them in fear!) You judge them (Judge them!) And you kill them (Kill them!) With laws that you clear (With laws that you clear!)

[Chorus] USA downpressor man You better go where you’re coming from USA downpressor man You better go away

[Verse 4] Oh Lord oh Lord are you God just to kill? Is the breath of creation just a grave on a hill? You worship the iron you bow to the spark Leaving the souls of the youth in the dark

[Verse 5] They claim the high cross but they tremble in fright Too afraid to die for Christ in the night They hide behind barrels they lock up the gate Trading the gospel for bullets and hate

[Bridge] [Drums and bass only] Open your eyes see the cage that you made The Demiurge has you you’re caught in his blade He feeds on the panic he thrives on the grid Blinding the parents and claiming the kid

[Verse 6] Throw down the corruption tear down the regime We need a new ruler to wake from the dream Sabaoth for President! Cry out the name! To shatter the matrix and break up the game!

[Outro] [Vocal ad-lib with heavy dub echo] Now move far away Downpressor man leave the innocent be Sabaoth take the wheel set the citizens free Move far away (No more blood on the pavement) Move far away [Bassline fades out under an echoing siren]