Down the line
Round the circle
It goes and goes and goes
On and on and on
The lessons of pain and hate and fear
We pass it on
We pass it on
We're pushed and prodded, kicked and kneaded
Until it's all we know
Until we can't let go
The only way out is through
And to turn around and punish you
We find reasons and lies and stories to tell
Making it OK
The only way
The ones below us, the ones not us
Well they deserve it too
They deserve what we do
The only way out is through
And to turn around and punish you
The only way out is through
And to turn around and punish you
Let's start over
We've done it all wrong
All the beauty's gone
Let's burn it down
Raze all to the ground
It's too rotten to save
Let's drown in the flood
We only bring blood
And battle that never ends
We don't deserve the future
We've killed and reaved the days
And everyone must pay
Let's start over
We've done it all wrong
All the beauty's gone
Let's burn it down
Raze all to the ground
It's too rotten to save
Let's drown in the flood
We only bring blood
And battle that never ends
We don't deserve the future
We've killed and reaved the days
And everyone must pay
Let's start again
We could do it right
We just might