American Dictation Songtext

This is crushing me (this is crushing me)
Born in a prison without the walls

I can't keep shut, my heart is dying to speak of what is always avoided
Can't you see, you're slaves to ignorance (ignorance)

Cut your chain

I'm expected to follow this command of what you are
But tell me where have you gotten yourself when you hate yourself?
Living is not a sin, just cause I live like this
I won't be what you want, stop

I will not live your life. (fuck your life)
You can't force me to give up mine

All that I know
This tormented world around me
I'm failing to show (and I can't find myself)
I'm failing to know (and I can't find myself)
[Saud Ahmed of The Crimson Armada:]
There's a flame igniting
From the stone steps of freedom's face
Destroying everything that kept us from all this hate
There's no fucking escape
This nation stands in its own way

All that I know
This tormented world around me
I'm failing to show (and I can't find myself)
I'm failing to know (and I can't find myself)