When the actors get stuck on the tightwire
And all life rides on luck, the losers grow tired
The lost run amuck, find madmen to admire
Before the havoc, leaders were made out of liars
Before that first match was struck, the city was on fire

So, bring on the stampede of the herd
The castoff is most easily lured
Enraged even without spoken words
Emboldened by favorite token words
Enamored despite all broken word

If this is an affair with a gun
Son, you better love with reckless abandon
To make sure the final battle’s won
Son, you better charge with breathless abandon
Son, you’re living large in deathless abandon

So, bring on the stampede of the herd
The castoff is most easily lured
Enraged even without spoken words
Emboldened by favorite token words
Enamored despite all broken word

Though I’m sure Liberty loved them as much as she could
Bloodlust still fuels patriots led by falsehood
Such young guns love the dream more than most would
And despite all they’ve withstood in their fight for the good
Blind trust still rules the brave men more than it should

So, bring on the stampede of the herd
The castoff is most easily lured
Enraged even without spoken words
Emboldened by favorite token words
Enamored despite all broken word
They’ve lied from the time we’ve been born
Deny and you’ll only be scorned