There's a movement in the street of a thousand angry feet

But all they tell you is "A riot's goin' on."

You didn't choose to wear the badge just to be a hired thug

You know you wanted to be more than just a pawn

But now they hand you your baton and you're loading up your gun

But underneath your gloves your hands begin to shake

You only wanted to protect all the good guys from the bad

But now you're changing from a lion to a snake

Trying to do right but they put you in a mask

Soul gets tucked away no more "Serve And Protect"

No one sees the system pulling at your strings

No one smells the sulfure, No one hears the screams





When the daylight burns away,

You never know if the sirens mean salvation or your grave

When you see them walk your way

Good Cop, Bad Cop, frightened either way





He's about to hit the street and his head is full of heat

'Cause he knows that soon they're gonna cut him loose

He's got his orders to disperse and he asks who wants it first

And you know he's gonna look for an excuse

And the power and corruption are there walking hand in hand

'Cause no ones gonna even think of breaking blue

So the monster is unleashed as an officer of peace

Even if someone is dead when he is through

Looking for the slightest excuse to fuck you up,

Gonna hit you in the head with a billy club

Roaming pack of wolves with the blood upon their jaws

No regard for justice, no regard for law





(CHORUS)





You're just another working stiff And now the rot is seeping in

And there's no way to shed this skin Like a grenade without a pin

When you go off, you just might have to break the law





Now the streets are choked with gas an