We exist in constant motion, elicit bonds unbroken
we links of chains that stretch back to before beginnings of our omens

I bow before the sun above, pray for rains to ward the flood
I'm the remains of those who lived and loved
In this city, you balance id and ego ratios
it's appetite is insatiable for the nameless

whole lineages cut short by highways, epidemics
by pipeline extensions, a planets lifeline is ended
a night time suspended by lights and moving traffic
we try so hard to move fast but to me we moving backwards
The GDP don't mean anything when we get by through any means
survival among enemies guarantees conflict eventually
it was all was envisioned in the architects decision

create nation state monuments and structures that cage women
yoke the labor class to gas and grease the pistons
wear down our defenses to promote and spread the sickness
consume to validate your existence, re-calibrate to established norms set forth by magazine subscriptions

all the while oblivious to the living hell
this citadel is just physical its our mind that's the prison cell

Oblivious to the living hell, this citadel is physical its our mind that's the prison cell
Few of us living well, fewer will live to tell, the sick and frail don't make it within the citadel

Travel via roof tops, the view unravels like loose knots
advertisement produce wants
we opt in to shop so no need to cut the coupons
we stopping to gawk at  fads that have already moved on
the horizon lays bare all its wasted potential
from up here its clear the sprawl is exponential
a sea of sheet metal, no peace at street level
police appease devils, more heat than tea kettles
inside the mayhem, legacy of Ronny Reagan
witness the last days of failed civilization, weak and strong
all are hurt within the melee
stay away from Windows and Men donning the black face paint
organized groups who choose to embrace hate
no where to turn, we have no examples to learn,

Before it destroys them they internalize the poison, through their bodies and then homelands it be coursing
Protectors of privilege, not of the innocent
target the outcast, demonize immigrants, we penalize differences
no caskets on the daily news, drone attacks on schools are rarely viewed
a culture of violence will turn on itself eventually
for most this is a spectacle, for some it's their destiny
a culture of violence will turn on itself
its from within comes the fall of the citadel