Fear the Watchman Songtext
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Fear the Watchman Songtext
Voices in the distance but no-one is nearby
Empty halls and alleyways
Make sure to consider the all seeing eye
The walls have ears, all nights and days
There is always someone else to the detain
Tirelessly, constantly, time and again
Your phone is connected to God knows where
Lock on target, drones in the air
Who′s that shadow, who's that man
Who is in that pitch black van
He′s driven by a solemn duty
Sworn to observe and detect
Who's that sentry in the underpass
Who keeps track on the underclass
He takes notes of how uneasy you feel
The fear of the watchman is real
Where do you go and where do you hide
Look at that box, what dwells inside?
Faces reflect in a camera lens
Where is the next offence?
Mirror mirror on the wall
He has been behind them all
And tell me, what did the watchman see
On that CCTV
What's that horrible stench of decay?
The watchman knows but he won′t say
Whatever takes place behind that bolted door
The watchman has seen it before
That secret place, your last resort
It′s already covered in the watchman's report
Remember, he may or may not interfere
The watchman is not really here
Possible informers on every corner
Noone evades the nightly raids
Who is an ally? Who is a warner?
Anonymous features, hats and shades
Everybody′s a potential narc
Listening for footsteps in the streets in the dark
A silence so loud, you stand out in the crowd
The truth unfurled, they broke the world
What's your story? What′s your crime?
Are you prepared to do your time?
Victim of a ruthless system
Souls to be sold for a dime
What's that horrid, distant sound?
Muffled laughs from the underground
Glowing eyes, a formless shape
You know there is no escape
They will tell who is guilty with a single glance
And have your confession on tape in advance
Forget to appeal to this corporate ideal
Might makes right
Every secret′s revealed
The present is frail
And the future's for sale
Repress that blackmail
Never turn tail
Society's baleful, bleak and pale
But the fear of the watchman
The fear of the watchman
Never lay off the despair
So beware
Just learn from this tale
Let the fear of the watchman prevail
Empty halls and alleyways
Make sure to consider the all seeing eye
The walls have ears, all nights and days
There is always someone else to the detain
Tirelessly, constantly, time and again
Your phone is connected to God knows where
Lock on target, drones in the air
Who′s that shadow, who's that man
Who is in that pitch black van
He′s driven by a solemn duty
Sworn to observe and detect
Who's that sentry in the underpass
Who keeps track on the underclass
He takes notes of how uneasy you feel
The fear of the watchman is real
Where do you go and where do you hide
Look at that box, what dwells inside?
Faces reflect in a camera lens
Where is the next offence?
Mirror mirror on the wall
He has been behind them all
And tell me, what did the watchman see
On that CCTV
What's that horrible stench of decay?
The watchman knows but he won′t say
Whatever takes place behind that bolted door
The watchman has seen it before
That secret place, your last resort
It′s already covered in the watchman's report
Remember, he may or may not interfere
The watchman is not really here
Possible informers on every corner
Noone evades the nightly raids
Who is an ally? Who is a warner?
Anonymous features, hats and shades
Everybody′s a potential narc
Listening for footsteps in the streets in the dark
A silence so loud, you stand out in the crowd
The truth unfurled, they broke the world
What's your story? What′s your crime?
Are you prepared to do your time?
Victim of a ruthless system
Souls to be sold for a dime
What's that horrid, distant sound?
Muffled laughs from the underground
Glowing eyes, a formless shape
You know there is no escape
They will tell who is guilty with a single glance
And have your confession on tape in advance
Forget to appeal to this corporate ideal
Might makes right
Every secret′s revealed
The present is frail
And the future's for sale
Repress that blackmail
Never turn tail
Society's baleful, bleak and pale
But the fear of the watchman
The fear of the watchman
Never lay off the despair
So beware
Just learn from this tale
Let the fear of the watchman prevail
Writer(s): Johann Strauss Ii Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
