Prison Riot

VERSE 1

Having a badge doesn’t make you a good guy

Having the cell keys doesn’t mean this is goodbye

Having a nightstick doesn’t make you a tough guy

Having latex gloves doesn’t make this a blood drive

For far too long, you’ve had a monopoly on power

Beat our asses raw in the middle of a cold shower

Locked us in solitary for not a damn good reason

Hunted us like animals in the midst of open season

CHORUS

Let’s start a prison riot!

No longer will we be quiet!

Swarm on you sons of bitches!

You will pay for all the stitches!

VERSE 2

Let’s send a message to the world they can’t deny

The whole prison system is a bold faced fucking lie

You’re not killing crime by stripping us of time

You’re stuffing your pockets while screaming, “Mine!”

The lust for money is the root of all that’s evil

In a land that brags about us being born equal

How dare you strip us of our right to be people?

When our lives are over, there won’t be a sequel

CHORUS

Let’s start a prison riot!

No longer will we be quiet!

Swarm on you sons of bitches!

You will pay for all the stitches!

BRIDGE

Orange jumpsuits burned in a bonfire

Prison guards bound and gagged with wires

No more of this for-profit bullshit for hire

It’s what happens when the underdogs conspire

EXTENDED CHORUS

Let’s start a prison riot!

No longer will we be quiet!

Swarm on you sons of bitches!

You will pay for all the stitches!

Let’s take back our freedom!

Come for the throne and kingdom!

We are humans, not animals!

We’re the good guys, not Hannibal!

FINAL LINE

Red Alert: there’s a disturbance in the machine, fuckers!