Old Regime

Lyrics

[Intro] One, two, three! [Verse 1] Privilege from birth, abhorrence of work Obsessed with sovereignty Aristocrats claim an exemption From the standards of democracy [Pre-Chorus] A secret antipathy to justice and equality And a tightly constrained definition of who is free [Chorus] Old regime, smoke of history Liberty still wafting in the breeze The new aristocracy just smells like the old regime Woah-oh-oh-oh [Verse 2] They think that they can alter and sway Which version of freedom reigns If everything is subjective Then what good is truth anyway? [Pre-Chorus] A plutocratic strategy or technocrat conspiracy Or a vision of utopia that only the besotten can see [Chorus] Old regime, smoke of history Liberty still wafting in the breeze The new aristocracy just smells like the old regime [Guitar Solo] [Pre-Chorus] An unabated tendency to tyranny is still in place And the ancient nobility's complexion differs just in name [Chorus] Old regime, smoke of history Liberty still wafting in the breeze A new season dawns with ominous prophecy (Ah-ah) Yeah, the new aristocracy just smells like the old regime Woah-oh-oh-oh