Ground Control
Threshold Lyrics

Where do you go where do you go for external forces
Where do you turn to for help and support from outside sources?

Your body wakes but never waits to restore resources
You push yourself to the limits and don't give yourself time to recharge.

Do you believe in what you do or is it just for money
Do you have passion for your work or are you only doing it for financial gain?

So if the world all does the same no wonder things are funny
If everyone is doing the same thing, no wonder the situation is strange or comical.

How can you face the future
How are you going to prepare and deal with what is to come?

Do you create and generate to build a land of plenty
Are you working to create abundance and prosperity?

Or do you misappropriate until the world is empty
Do you misuse or exploit resources until they are depleted?

Do you despise and criticise with no absolution
Do you hate and condemn without offering any solutions?

Or do you stop to analyse to find a new solution
Do you pause to examine the situation and come up with a fresh approach?

They're cutting up the world we know
Those in power are dividing and destroying the familiar world we live in.

For reasons they're ashamed to show
The reasons for their actions are hidden or shameful.

And all we love will have to go
Everything we cherish and value will inevitably be lost.

They're storming us without a war
They are attacking us without any formal declaration of war.

Extending force until we fall
They are using their power to push their agenda until we submit.

While we lie back and take it all
We are passive and complacent, accepting what is being done to us.

And everything our fathers made
All the accomplishments and progress of past generations.

And everything they fought to save
And all the things they struggled to preserve or protect.

Is trampled under this parade
Are being destroyed and disregarded in this relentless march of progress.

And nothing's going to stop them now
They are so determined and powerful that nothing can hinder their progress.

Their policy will know no bounds
They will not be limited by any laws or regulations in their pursuit of their goals.

As soon as they control the ground
Once they have power and control over the situation, they will be unstoppable.

Under the flag of liberty you'll find corruption lurking
Those who claim to act in the name of freedom are often hiding ulterior motives or engaging in corrupt practices.

It's our responsibility to keep the system working
It's up to all of us to ensure that the system functions properly and fairly for everyone's benefit.

Just when you thought that you were building on a rock
Just when you believed that you were secure and stable in your position.

You find you've dug yourself a hole
You discover that your actions have undermined your own security and stability.

And you'll be facing such a futuristic shock
And you will be confronted with the jarring consequences of your actions.

When ground control slips away from you
When the ability to direct and control events or circumstances is lost.

Ground control slips away
Your sense of control over your own life and surroundings is lost.