Illusion of Progress Lyrics

Illusion of progress
We take away your soul and mind
Your many dreams and your very own life
To take away

We break
We break!
Your destructive freedom
Taking away
Your lovely free will
We strip you of all choice
And we'll drag you down to Hell
For speaking out against us
To coat these lovely chains
In a bright blue plant
So mellow, so seemingly pure
They shine so brightly with beauty
Will you please wear these shackles for me?

Brace yourself you mortals
For the cries of free will is prevalent
You can't be trusted with choices or decisions

We'll take your free will
In the name of progress
We will create this illusion of progress

We'll use our fame to drown you out
And we'll scream and make you look full of hate
To take away your confidence
We'll strip you of all your self worth

If you are too persistent
We'll just kill you instead

Oh, this illusion of progress
Oh, the illusion of progress!

Divide, hate, slander, manipulate
Our weapons are many
To split apart your feeble minds
And provoke your thoughts
We have you wrapped around our middle finger

You are so easily controlled
We didn't even have to use any strings
You did this on your own
In the name of this illusion of progress!

Oh, this illusion of progress
Oh, the illusion of progress!

Behold our master scheme
You wanted this, didn't you?
Behold, we've put your hopes on hold
And there is nothing left
But to claw away at the despair

In the name of progress
In the name of success

Oh, this illusion of progress
Oh, the illusion of progress!

Behold, we've put your hopes on hold