Don’t Let the Bastards Get You Down

Lyrics

[Intro] Don't let the bastards get you down Don't run for cover when you hear that sound Oh, no, don't let the bastards get you down [Verse 1] Screaming back at home on a cracked cellphone There's no one to hear you when they just don't want to know No cleaning up the mess they left in a nowhere town The future just contains what we put into it now Open up the windows of your boxed in art Open up the prison gates, open up your heart You no longer sleep quiet once you've opened up your eyes Only when the truth is recognized [Chorus] Don't let the bastards get you down Don't run for cover when you hear that sound Don't be afraid, you're not alone Our only hope is the unknown Don't let the bastards get you down Don't let the bastards get you down Don't run for cover when you hear that sound Don't be afraid, you're not alone Our only hope is the unknown Don't let the bastards get you down [Verse 2] Open up the windows of your boxed in art Open up the prison gates, open up your heart You no longer sleep quiet once you've opened up your eyes Only when the truth is recognized [Chorus] Don't let the bastards get you down Don't run for cover when you hear that sound Don't be afraid, you're not alone Our only hope is the unknown Don't let the bastards get you down Don't let the bastards get you down Don't run for cover when you hear that sound Don't be afraid, you're not alone Our only hope is the unknown Don't let the bastards get you down [Bridge] We refuse to be highrised (We refuse) Inventoried, merchandised Indoctrinated by the things we're told to fear We refuse to be cast aside (We refuse) Ridiculed and normalized Worried by the things we're told to fear [Outro] Don't let the bastards get you down Don't run for cover when you hear that sound Oh, no, don't let the bastards get you down Don't let the bastards get you down Don't run for cover when you hear that sound Don't be afraid, you're not alone Our only hope is the unknown Don't let the bastards get you down Down, down, down, down, down Don't run for cover when you hear that sound Don't be afraid, you're not alone Our only hope is the unknown Don't let the bastards get you down, down, down