It's easier to fool the world
Than show them that they've all been had
It's easier to trust what you're told
Than believe that it's all gone bad
And fear is the new religion
The doubters are left outside
While our minds are slowly narrowed
Till the gulf runs deep and wide

And we trade and we trade our lives away
And you say you'll keep us safe

You can try to censor the written word
But you can't make everything be unheard
You can fill the world with your little lies
But the truth will always be recognised
And it may take a while for the rank and the file
To forget about all you professed
But they'll eventually know
What the rest of us already know
What the rest of us already guessed
This is not a test

It's easier to close your windows
And block out the wind of change
But the storm's getting wilder and stronger
Going to take some time to blow away
When all of the tables are turning
Everything will be exposed
A moment of great unlearning
And one more chapter closed

And we trade and we trade our lives away
And you say you'll keep us safe

You can try to censor the written word
But you can't make everything be unheard
You can fill the world with your little lies
But the truth will always be recognised
And it may take a while for the rank and the file
To forget about all you professed
But they'll eventually know
What the rest of us already guessed
This is not a test

And we trade and we trade our lives away
And you say you'll keep us safe

You can try to censor the written word
But you can't make everything be unheard
You can fill the world with your little lies
But the truth will always be recognised
And it may take a while for the rank and the file
To forget about all you professed
But they'll eventually know
What the rest of us already guessed
This is not a test