The movie ran through me

The glamour subdue me

The tabloid untie me

I'm empty please fill me

Mister anchor assure me

That Baghdad is still burning

Your voice it is so soothing

That cunning mantra of killing

I need you my witness

To dress this up so bloodless

To numb me and purge me now

Of thoughts of blaming you

Yes the car is our wheelchair

My witness your coughing

Oily silence mocks the legless

Now traveling in coffins

But on the corner

The jury's sleepless

We found your weakness

And it's right outside our door



Now testify



With precision you feed me

My witness I'm hungry

Your temple it calms me

So I can carry on

My slaving sweating the skin right off my bones

On a bed of fire I'm choking on the smoke that fills my home

The wrecking ball rushing

My witness your blushing

The pipeline is gushing

While here we lie in tombs

While on the corner

The jury's sleepless

We found your weakness

And it's right outside your door



Now testify



Mass graves for the pump and the price is set

Who controls the past now controls the future

Who controls the present now controls the past

Who controls the past now controls the future

Who controls the present now?



Now testify