In the first single off their upcoming album, Ultimate Success Today, Protomartyr take aim at the slow creep of authoritarianism into our lives, namely the increased militarization and unchecked power of the police, which threatens the civil liberties, freedom and even the lives of anybody who finds...
[Verse 1]
When the ending comes, is it gonna run
At us like a wild-eyed animal?
A foreign disease washed upon the beach
A dagger plunged from out of the shadows
[Verse 2]
A cosmic grief beyond all comprehension
All good laid low by outside evil
Against belief, a riot in the streets
A giant beast turning mountains into black holes
[Bridge]
Fiction
Fiction
No, none of that
Rolling in your heads
Reality has a far duller edge
[Chorus]
Everybody's hunted with a smile
Being processed by the boys
[Verse 3]
They got the job when they came back to town
Why not let 'em earn a living?
Fill out the form, download the app
Submit your face into the scanner
[Chorus]
Everybody's hunted with a smile
Being processed by the boys
[Outro]
In their tatterdemalion uniforms
They look so nice
Tattoos of their children
So cool, so nice
This time will be gentle enough
Gentle enough
This time will be gentle enough
Gentle enough
Next time will be different
Different
Next time will be different
So cool, so nice
They'll be gentle enough
Gentle enough
They'll be gentle enough
Gentle enough
Processed by the Boys was produced by David Tolomei & Protomartyr.
Protomartyr released Processed by the Boys on Wed Mar 11 2020.