The sheep already sheared
Free of broken chains
Virtue's foot to the throat
Laugh at the conquered
No care for what you've spent
The victims now betray
But the shelves have all been cleared
A screen door on a submarine
Hope in a dead man's dream
Virtue's foot to the throat
Never held down
As the dividends will reflect
The coffers have long run dry
Like a bull in a China shop
Never restrained
Thus always to tyrants
The victims now betray
There's merely a common concern for self
Even fool's gold has its shine
Thus always to tyrants
Laugh at the conquered
And I will make it mine
And in this Commonwealth
We hold these lies to be self-evident
Never held down
An eagle with a broken wing
The hands that feed intent
The sound of a bell that will never ring
You're just wasting time
Free of broken chains
And in this Commonwealth
The sheep already sheared
The victims now betray
There's merely a common concern for self
You're just wasting time
A thief in an empty vault
But the shelves have all been cleared
Choke the purpose of this time
Never restrained
Take all that you can give
A thief in an empty vault
Like a bull in a China shop
