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Gates of Hell

from Power by Staring Into Nothing

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lyrics

Laws get created by the social elite
To control other people, enforce their beliefs
Politicians argue who is tougher on crime
They want ever longer sentences, more people doing time
Beware true believers, they'll grind you to dirt
With laws against behaviors, where no one gets hurt
They say what's immoral, they say what's good
Push their agenda ‘till we're trampled under foot
They say what's immoral, they say what's good
Push their agenda ‘till we're trampled under foot
Once they breached the castle it was never the same
Right and wrong seemed to mutate when the Black Robes changed
What starts with the camels nose under the tent
Becomes the destruction of the fourth amendment
They say what's immoral, they say what's good
Push their agenda ‘till we're trampled under foot
They say what's immoral, they say what's good
Push their agenda ‘till we're trampled under foot
So many laws turn everyone into a crook
Selective enforcement, choosing who and not to book
Protect us dear god from the tyranny
From the fears and deeds of the majority
They say what's immoral, they say what's good
Push their agenda ‘till we're trampled under foot
Behaviors and certain relations between consenting adults
Declared to be illegal by the Puritan ghosts
Knocking and announcement slowly goes away
Presumptions of innocence become a charade
Solutions in search of a problem, weapons in search of a war
Police as moral crusaders soldiers of the state
Early in the morning, hope they've got the right address
You know home invasions can be such a deadly mess
The drug war business funds the local police
Get the cash from Uncle Sam and property seized
Stock up the armory, rockets, and drones
A show of force to seize the drugs or dinosaur bones
The lower your income, the more likely you'll do time
For deeds and behaviors that simply should not be a crime
I wanna walk the thin line baby separate good from bad
Body armor and jackboots crash, time to kick some ass
Stop and frisk probable cause warrants mean delay
With a few flash bomb grenades the remedy's on the way
Every stupid law adds fuel to the fire
A wedge between the public and police that they hire
From the gates of Hell our protectors became
A predatory threat that haunts us every day
Every stupid law adds fuel to the fire
A wedge between the public and police that they hire
From the gates of Hell our protectors became
A predatory threat that haunts us every day
Every stupid law adds fuel to the fire
A wedge between the public and police that they hire
What starts so small to protect and to serve
Grows out of control, a wildfire scorching the earth

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from Power, released November 20, 2017
Steven Rogers, Kurt Barabas

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