Reptiles
Them Crooked Vultures Lyrics

I tried to make a break
I attempted to escape

What a fool
It was a foolish decision

I should've known, I never listen
I should have realized that I don't pay attention

I'm in a cage
I am trapped in a confined space

An animal, I'm in a cage
I am being kept captive, like an animal in a cage

But the reptiles
However, the ones in power

They won't let me go
They refuse to release me

I think they want you to stray
They may want you to deviate

Watch the monkey dance
Observe the foolish actions

Give 'em a taste
Let them experience it

Look at him he's always smiling
He seems content, but it's just a facade

Help me to escape
Assist me in my escape

Your mouth agape
You seem surprised

You foreign tourist
You are an outsider, ignorant of the situation

Woe is me, it will be a funeral
I am in terrible trouble; it's as good as over

A circus, I'll rap on the cell door
This whole situation is like a performance and I'm trapped

Questions are a fire
Inquiry is powerful and can spread like flames

That needs feeding to survive
It requires input to continue burning

So just you let those flames die down
Let the investigation cool off

Trained by consequence and the lash
Disciplined through punishment and abuse

It leaves me breathless
It is suffocating

Their praise is a poison to us all
Their approval is harmful to everyone

In the moonlight their scars flash like jewelry
Their injuries are noticeable, even in the dark

Get too precious
Become too valuable

Get locked up in a cage
Be subjected to captivity

Want to get, gotta risk any move
To achieve something, you must take risks

Misconstrued and you're screwed
Misunderstand and you'll be in trouble

Tongues flash and flick as if they're screaming
Their words are sharp and intense

Oh they lie just like a lover
Their deception is as convincing as passion

Oh do they, those kisses will burn
Their lies will cause harm

Under the lights
In the public eye

They snap a finger
They demand obedience

You jump, you answer
You respond immediately

Like a naive hooker with a big dumb smile
Like someone foolishly optimistic and unaware

For the reptiles
For those who hold power

I guess you'll never know
You may never understand

Cause you're the soup du'jour, that's for sure
Because you are the hot topic at the moment

See them reptiles crawl?
Notice how those in power move slowly and deliberately

Getting closer
They are gaining ground

Why won't someone come to drive them away?
Why is no one putting a stop to this?

Don't rest too long
Do not become complacent

It's a mistake we can't take back
This is an error that cannot be undone

Take one lying down for a change
Submit to authority, just this once

And oh it's like cleaning up after an orgy
It's a messy and undesirable job

When it's over
Once the damage has been done

I wish someone would burn this place to the ground
I wish this situation would be destroyed and forgotten