broke and burdened by the debt you persuaded us to bear hard and calloused there s nothing left but animosity we re slipping through the crack our time has passed us and we will be forgotten if we give up hope i m finished being your puppet i will not take your orders anymore you ll never know what it s like to labor as we have it s only a matter of time before we toss you off our backs i ve earned the right to speak and say what i mean we pave your roads we haul your trash we fight your wars show some respect you are nothing without me you ll never know what it s like to labor as we have it s only a matter of time before we toss you off our backs you need to need to know what it s like to labor as we have it s only a matter of time it s time to knock you on your ass when the weight of the world is on your back feels like your spine could snap when you fight so hard to stay afloat just stay afloat don t give up hope just stay afloat don t give up hope i m finished being your puppet