Collecting Scars – Against All Authority

Close your eyes and shut your mouth
Because it’s all the same
And it won’t change with you or without
They’ve got your number
And that’s all that you are
To them, it makes no difference
We’re collecting scars again

One day soon, we’re gonna run out of room
Because we’ve carried our share
Digging graves and building the tombs
That make up this town
That keeps us locked out
We’re locked down

Locked down and collecting scars again

Hey, we’re seein’ stars
And spilling blood
It’s not yours; it’s ours
We’re locked down and collecting scars
While oil fields burn and bodies char

Remain silent with all that we know
As we rise to the top
On the backs of those living below
Breathe easy
You’re safe where you are
Go about your business and leave us
Collecting the scars

Produce doom and we consume
We’re all enslaved
Filling graves
And filling the tombs
That make up this town
That keeps us locked out
We’re locked down

Locked down and collecting scars again

Hey, we’re seein’ stars
And spilling blood
It’s not yours; it’s ours
We’re locked down and collecting scars
We gotta know who the hell you think you are

Safe at home
While the world is spinning out of control
From the lies you tell
And the power you hold
And you steal and you kill
Let the truth be told

Let’s burn this town and we’ll all sit around
Getting warmer by the fire with friends
Collecting scars again
What comes around goes around
And I’m down and out but coming back again
Collecting scars again

The burning embers make a sound I’ll remember
Forever as I watch it descend
Collecting scars again
What comes around goes around
And I’m down and out but coming back again

Collecting scars again