they play on you like youre a pipe they play on you their greed and spite they play on you a fool they say any tune they choose to play there s nothing right there s nothing wrong it s just a desolation song they play on you a marionette they control you all is set pull the strings and watch you dance you really didn t stand a chance there s nothing right there s nothing wrong it s just a desolation song if you were strong if you could fight if you could see the day from night if you could make out white from black then they could not you attack there s nothing right there s nothing wrong it s just a desolation song you know they ll crucify you you know that they will you screw there s not a thing that you can do they have got have got you there s nothing right there s nothing wrong it s just a desolation song desolation song