Music lyrics

Re'education Through Labor

Re'education Through Labor
By Rise Against

To the sound of a heart beat pounding away,
To the rhythm of the awful rusted machines,

We toss and turn but don't sleep,
Each breath we take makes us thieves,
Like causes without rebels,
Just talk but promise nothing else,

We crawl on our knees for you,
Under a sky no longer blue,
We sweat all day long for you,

But we sow seed to see us through,
'Cause sometimes dreams just don't come true,
We wait to reap what we are due,

To the rhythm of a time bomb ticking away,
And the blare of the sirens combing the streets,
Chased down like dogs we run from,
Your grasp until the sun comes up,

We crawl on our knees for you,
Under a sky no longer blue,
We sweat all day long for you,

But we sow seeds to see us through,
'Cause sometimes dreams just don't come true,
Look now at what they've done to you,

White needles buried in the red,
The engine roars and then it gives,
But never dies,
'Cause we don't live,
We just survive,
On the scraps that you throw away,

I won't crawl on my knees for you,
I won't believe the lies that hide the truth,
I won't sweat one more drop for you,

'Cause we are the rust upon your gears,
We are the insect in your ears,
We crawl,
We crawl,
We crawl,
All over you,

We sow the seeds to see us through,
Our days are precious and so few,
We all reap what we are due,

Under this sky no longer blue,
We bring the dawn long overdue,
We crawl,
We crawl,
We crawl,
All over you.