slowly our rights erode away we exist only to be slaves the hidden hand with fingers outstretched closes in around our necks masses refuse to see kept in line as we are deceived minds start to atrophy suppress the will to be the grip tightens around our throats gasping for air as we choke a barren future we ve lost all hope slowly the grip tightens around our throats snuffing out the air from our lungs a horrid realization suffocating as we watch our world come undone knowing the worst is yet to come masses refuse to see kept in line as we are deceived minds start to atrophy suppress the will to be is this our destiny to be enslaved endlessly the notion of our freedom is a fallacy the grip tightens around our throats gasping for air as we choke a barren future we ve lost all hope slowly the grip tightens around our throats strangulation we choke out there s nothing left there s nothing left suffocating we re breathing our final breath our final breath the grip tightens around our throats gasping for air as we choke a barren future we ve lost all hope slowly the grip tightens around our throats around our throats