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He steps to the podium, adjusts the silk tie
A perfectly calculated tear in his eye
He reads from the glass, every syllable planned
Promising rain to a desperate land
The cameras are rolling, the angles are right
He's the shimmering savior stepping out of the night
He speaks of the future, he speaks of the bold
A masterclass actor doing what he was told
But the red light goes off, and the curtain comes down
He wipes off the sweat and he hands back the crown
He walks to the back room, out of the light
And shakes hands with the shadows who govern the night
He's paid to talk, but he's saying nothing at all!
Just a hollowed-out echo bouncing off of the walls
He's promising heaven while we drown in the mud
A coward in velvet who's afraid of the blood
He's paid to talk!
(Saying nothing... Saying nothing...)
Yeah, he's paid to talk
(Saying nothing... Saying nothing...)
He's signing his name on the pointed out lines
The fire he promised is traded for rust
His "iron convictions" just crumble to dust
They hand him the script for the following day
He nods and he swallows, he has nothing to say
A spine made of jelly, a heart made of tin
He opens the gates and lets the real monsters in
And the red light goes on, and the curtain goes up
He drinks the sweet poison right out of their cup
He steps to the mic, stepping into the light
To sell us the shadows that govern the night
He's paid to talk, but he's saying nothing at all!
Just a hollowed-out echo bouncing off of the walls
He's promising heaven while we drown in the mud
A coward in velvet who's afraid of the blood
He's paid to talk!
(Saying nothing... Saying nothing...)
Yeah, he's paid to talk
(Saying nothing... Saying nothing...)
Did you ever believe a single word that you sold?
Or were you just waiting to do what you're told?
A perfectly manufactured shell of a man