Do you know what they're up to while we sleep? They pa** 'free trade' legislation that favors the companies Do you know what they're up to while we sleep? They cut social programs to fund war technology Do you know what they're up to while we sleep? They inject genetically engineered hormones into everything we eat Do you know what they're up to while we sleep? They use our own money to pay for our defeat Wake up from this dogmatic slumber Stand up and face our enemies Rise up we've got the numbers Live up to what we could actually be Do you know what they're up to while we sleep? They embrace trickle down economics that maintain us as slaves Do you know what they're up to while we sleep? They treat the poor as criminals and give dictators parades Do you know what they're up to while we sleep? They bombard us with advertisements until our willpower succumbs Do you know what they're up to while we sleep? They utilize slave labor that keeps us competing for crumbs Wake up from this dogmatic slumber Stand up and face our enemies Rise up we've got the numbers Live up to what we could actually be They exploit our differences to create more divisions They keep us subservient with flags and religions They threaten us with loss of our freedom and soul They employ all of these tactics to keep their control And once we're separated and contained by the systems oppressive tactics Once the flame is extinguished and our leaders f**ing have us We're an unwilling contribution towards the system we despise We're a part of the machine and our lives are f**ing lies Do you know what they're up to while we sleep? They bomb civilian populations to secure a better price for oil Do you know what they're up to while we sleep? They wage nonstop war against activists until the dissidents recoil Do you know what they're up to while we sleep? They expose us to the biological weapons they manufacture in the lab Do you know what they're up to while we sleep? They steal our minds, destroy our bodies and leave us on the slab Wake up from this dogmatic slumber Stand up and face our enemies Rise up we've got the numbers Live up to what we could actually be