Bad Religion - Candidate Lyrics

As I walk along this road paved with human kindness
I can never forget the price you've paid
I'm an actor on a role, an artificial virus
I'm your daddy, I'm your disgrace

I say, "Kid just move along we don't want it, don't need it
Your politics just breed despair"
I salute an empty flag of ancient tribalism and trust me nobody cares

For I am your candidate
I am bloody lips and makeup
I'm your caliphate, opioids and mutilation
A celebrity and my name is competition
I've come to bear your pain (bear your pain) and I can make it go away
I'll make it go away, I'll make it go away (ay, ay, ay)

Believers, dupes and clowns I want you all to gather 'round
To glorify ignorance and fear
I dispense misinformation to a post-truth generation, my darlings don't shed a tear

For I am your candidate
I am bloody lips and makeup
I'm your caliphate, opioids and mutilation
An hermaphrodite in restrooms and service stations
I truly feel your pain (feel your pain) and I can make it go away
I'll make it go away, I'll make it go away