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Useless cloth on used-up smiles
You squat there caged by teachers' guile
Can't ask your questions
Plead
Say no
The bigger boys have told you so

The bigger boys in suits and ties
With cold red deserts in their eyes
The void behind where no soul rests
Plunge jackboot words into your chest

Annihilating faith and pride
What you've grown up to be has died
Your mental windows gather dust
They clinch their fists
And on command you trust
You trust
You trust
You trust

Useless cloth on used-up smiles
You squat there caged by teachers' guile
Can't ask your questions
Plead
Say no
The bigger boys have told you so

Useless cloth on used-up smiles
You squat there caged by teachers' guile
Can't ask your questions
Plead
Say no
The bigger boys have told you so

Echoes down the corridors
There come the matrons bringing more
And little hands lay muted on the floor
No more surprise
You should have known then what's in store
What's in store
What's in store

Meanwhile the staff are in a tall room far away
Gulping their mugs of tea and tears all day
Laughing
Spitting crumbs onto the floor
Telling jokes
Poking fun at their toddlers
Growing bored
Growing bored
Telling jokes
Poking fun at their toddlers
Growing bored

Plotting up their lesson schemes
To wither up the roots of dreams
You might have had when you were young
And strong and of a purer blood
And taking stock of all you are
A limited array of sinking stars

A mass detention due
By now long overdue
A sodden heap of bleating husks
You'll stay for that
You really must
You really must
You really must

Useless cloth on used-up smiles
You squat there caged by teachers' guile
Can't ask your questions
Plead
Say no
The ones who watch you told you so

Useless cloth on used-up smiles
You squat there caged by teachers' guile
Can't ask your questions
Plead
Say no
The ones who shape you told you

The janitor is packing up the chairs
You're gazing on uneasy
But no-one can see your empty stares

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from Drahtzieher, released August 22, 2021

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Experimental multi-genre concept albums, all with a prominent Industrial edge.

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