Checkmate

Intro D5 Bridge C5 A#5 D#5 D5 [Verse 1] F5 D5 Watch the gears grind off their teeth The screeching halt machine Digging heels in disbelief Two reactional identities Opposing policies F5 A baitandswitch routine [Verse 2] Doubletakes and doublespeak D5 Still scripting the facade F5 Asphyxiate and choke the truth D5 All hail the money god Chorus Repeat, echo, refrain It's all the same So deafening Repeat, echo, refrain A consequence We asked for this Repeat, echo, refrain No, never again The American scream A coup d'état on full display [Verse 3] A liar's sick charade A traitor's grand parade Narcissistic masquerades For those without a say Systematic disarray F5 Divide and conquer and close them in [Verse 4] And bury secrets deep D5 F5 Make America hate again And bleed the sheep to sleep D5 Repeat, echo, refrain It's all the same Chorus So deafening Repeat, echo, refrain A consequence We asked for this Repeat, echo, refrain No, never again The American scream Scream You try to pick the lesser of But evil doesn't come in twos Bridge Bellicose and balkanized Interlude A sinking ship of fools [Verse 5] So kiss the hangman as you drop The rotting corpse of decency Just another casualty of the American scream [Verse 6] Scream The American scream Repeat, echo, refrain Interlude D5 It's all the same G5 A#5 So deafening D5 Repeat, echo, refrain A consequence Bridge We asked for this Chorus Repeat, echo, refrain No, never again The American scream Never again