Lyrics

Border’s a rumor
Line in the sand blown thin
Deals in the shadows
Powder and needles
Cash and sin
Sirens at midnight
Another cold case in the rain
Family’s screaming
While talk shows play the game

This is the wall of the unseen war
Blood on the floor of the factory doors
Pay cut
Pink slip
“learn to endure”
While they sell us out for a little bit more
Raise your voice till the rafters shake
For every back they’re glad to break
They kiss the crown
Let the traitors in
And blame the ones who were born within

Ballrooms and backrooms
Handshake
Contract
Crooked grin
Cheap hands in basements
Locked in a cycle they can’t win
Kids in a classroom
Crowded
Cracked
And overrun
Nurses exhausted
Counting scars one by one

They point at our neighbors
Like they’re the loaded gun
But the ink on the payroll
Shows where the crime was done

This is the wall of the unseen war
Blood on the floor of the factory doors
Pay cut
Pink slip
“learn to endure”
While they sell us out for a little bit more
Raise your voice till the rafters shake
For every back they’re glad to break
They kiss the crown
Let the traitors in
And blame the ones who were born within
Steel boots marching
On a working man’s throat (hey!)
Free room
Free ride
For the vote they promote
Flag in the gutter
While the pundits preen and pose
They call you hateful
Just for wanting your home

This is the wall of the unseen war
Blood on the floor of the factory doors
Pay cut
Pink slip
“learn to endure”
While they sell us out for a little bit more
Raise your voice till the rafters shake
For every back they’re glad to break
They kiss the crown
Let the traitors in
And blame the ones who were born within

Unseen war
Fought in your town
In your street
At your door
Unseen war
Stand your ground
This is what it’s for