[Verse 1]
Morning paper rattles, headlines read in red
Promises on the table, circlin’ round my head
Old men in the towers, laughter in their eyes
Buildin’ up a future, filled with alibis

[Chorus]
Don’t trust the government, don’t close your eyes
Silver tongues are twistin’, feeding you lies
Paintin’ their faces, hiding their hand
Don’t trust the government, don’t let ‘em command

[Post-Chorus]
Hey hey, no, no, hey hey

[Verse 2]
Street on a Sunday, boots in the lane
Letters keep vanishin’, bills in my name
Whistle the secrets, salt in the rain
Lost in a system, nobody explains

[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, I hear it in the alleys, on the wires underground
Someone’s always watchin’ while you wander through this town

[Chorus]
Don’t trust the government, don’t close your eyes
Silver tongues are twistin’, feeding you lies
Paintin’ their faces, hiding their hand
Don’t trust the government, don’t let ‘em command

[Post-Chorus]
Hey hey, no, no, hey hey

[Bridge]
Faded old slogans packed up on shelves
Promises broken by somebody else
Tiptoe through whispers, careful with hope
Freedom ain't given, you hold your own rope

[Verse 3]
Young ones are talkin', crowds on the green
Posters and protests, unheard but seen
Questions keep growing, wild in the dust
Truth in the faces of people like us

[Pre-Chorus]
Wind through the station, shadows linger near
Dreams in a suitcase, packed with fear

[Chorus]
Don’t trust the government, don’t close your eyes
Silver tongues are twistin’, feeding you lies
Paintin’ their faces, hiding their hand
Don’t trust the government, don’t let ‘em command

[Post-Chorus]
Hey hey, no, no, hey hey
Hey hey, no, no, hey hey
