Iron First

C F 4x C Standing in the road F and it’s rush hour C Wishing I was far F from this scene C G/B Standing in the road Am and I’m freezing F G It’s hard to breathe C This morning I was F dreaming of angels C Covered in the warmth F of their wings C This morning was G/B a different Am F lifetime I’ve come G to believe C So now I’m answering G/B a million questions Am Racking up my legal F C fees Everyone is G F F assuming I’m guilty C So now I’m watching G/B as my house is raided Am Like I’m some sort F C of terrorist I thought G that they were democratic F not an iron fist C F C F More like an iron fist C Sitting on my couch like F C F a leper Interrogated sociopath C G/B One hand is resting on their Am F G holster the other their staff C In my life I’ve been trained F C to respect them Bred only F C to protect and serve Now I G/B know that they are paid Am by the wealthy The F G meek won’t be heard C So now I’m answering G/B a million questions Am Racking up my legal F C fees Everyone is G F F assuming I’m guilty C So now I’m watching G/B as my house is raided Am Like I’m some sort F C of terrorist I thought G that they were democratic F not an iron fist More like an iron fist Em Am If I become what they had C G taught me that is wrong Em Bm I lose allegiance to D Am the country that I’m born D C F C F The country that I am born C I always knew that F they would find nothing C No weapons just a mind F C of my own This country G/B Am was built only on treason F G These homes for the slaves C Homes for the slaves