Swallow the Fear

Stare and watch this tempest grow, fed with complacent denial Keep us safe, keep the peace and teach us all to obey Trading reason, for a shield of deceit, surrender to all their desires Fear is strong, fear is king, and deceit is breaking our will Building the walls, higher and higher Hearing the lies, louder and louder Swallow the fear, swallow it down, choke on your trust and all’s well But trust is a liar, and faith is a fool, and slowly we lose sight of the truth Caught in the whirlwind of panic and chaos, so desperate we let it all go Make us the prisoners, concealing the irons, destroying this life that we know Building the walls, higher and higher Now rip them all down and leave us weak and exposed Choke on your fears, relinquish yourself Failing to grip at the threads that are left Surrender to powers that we’ve made so strong Further and further we’re drifting away Our lack of courage has taken us down, our freedom is burning away You bury your heads to soften the blow, but the strike will be just as deadly Choke on the fear… All that is cherished is fading away Choke on the fear… The powers we bow to have silenced our voice Choke on the fear… We’re dying so slowly Choke on the fear… Pulling us deeper and deeper