Semblance of Liberty

[Instrumental]

[Verse 1: Mark Jansen]
Born to fight, and we're born to flee
Doomed to live on ecstasy
Born to lie, and we're born to cheat
Look in the mirror, who do you see?

Born to flee, and we're born to fight
Without your mask, you're terrified
Don't hide your personality
That's who you are, your identity

[Chorus 1: Simone Simons]
If the virtues of tomorrow
Cause the greed of today
We won't have a future
Nor liberty

[Verse 2: Mark Jansen]
Born to breathe, and we're born to pursue
That's all we are supposed to do
The semblance of our liberty
Is nothing more than slavery

Born to flee, and we're born to fight
Is it failure that's our delight?
Born to cheat, and we're born to lie
Look at yourself, have you lost your mind?

[Chorus 2: Simone Simons]
If the virtues of tomorrow
Cause the greed of today
We won't have a future
And no more liberty

If the values of tomorrow
Set the need on the way
We won't have a future nor liberty

"Private vice leads to public virtue."

(Laughter!)

[Verse 3: Mark Jansen & Simone Simons]
Raised to think that we are free
Living in our caves
(Being slaves)

We lost control of our lives
At the mercy of the waves
(Massive waves)

Blind to see what's going on
Conditioned as we are
(And we are)

We lost control of our greed
But now we face it all
(Face our fall)

[Bridge: Simone Simons]
Keeping all that we've created
And consuming all that's possible
Reaching deep into temptation
Nothing can stop us

Guarantee our hard-earned profits
Multiplied ten-fold if possible
Reaching out for new redemption
Nothing avails our needs

"My opponent won't rule out raising taxes
But I will, and The Congress will push me to raise taxes and I'll say no
And they'll push, and I'll say no, and they'll push again, and I'll say to them:
Read my lips."
(George H. W. Bush)

[Chorus 3: Simone Simons]
If the virtues of tomorrow
Cause the greed of today
We won't have a future
And no more liberty

If the values of tomorrow
Set the need on the way
We never had a future anyway
We had no future 'till today

[Outro: Mark Jansen]
Time and tide
Will not wait for anyone