He plays a tune so sweet, so loud
And they march behind him, heads in a cloud
He tells them stories full of fear
The more they listen, the less they hear
He calls for walls, for us and them
And the crowd just echoes again and again
We dance to the piper's call
With blindfolds on, we all fall

They sell us hate, they sell us pain
But it's the same old game again
He speaks of power, riches, gold
And sells you fear that leaves you cold
He names the scapegoats, plays the blame
And you forget you're part of the game
We dance to the piper's call
With blindfolds on, we all fall

They sell us hate, they sell us pain
But it's the same old game again
And when he's gone, we're still not free
Trapped in echoes we can't see
So stop dancing, open your eyes
Before we're paralyzed by lies
And when he's gone, we're still not free
Trapped in echoes we can't see

So stop dancing, open your eyes
Before we're paralyzed by lies
And when he's gone, we're still not free
Trapped in echoes we can't see
So stop dancing, open your eyes
Before we're paralyzed by lies
And when he's gone, we're still not free
Trapped in echoes we can't see

So stop dancing, open your eyes
Before we're paralyzed by lies
He plays a tune so sweet, so loud
And they march behind him, heads in a cloud
He tells them stories full of fear
The more they listen, the less they hear
He calls for walls, for us and them
And the crowd just echoes again and again

And when he's danced to the piper's call
With blindfolds on, we all fall
They sell us hate, they sell us pain
But it's the same old game again
He speaks of power, riches, gold
And sells you fear that leaves you cold
He names the scapegoats, plays the blame
And you forget you're part of the game

And when he's gone, we're still not free
Trapped in echoes we can't see
So stop dancing, open your eyes
Before we're paralyzed by lies
We dance to the piper's song
And when we wake, we've been wrong
They sell us hate, they sell us pain
But it's the same old game again

And when he's gone, we're still not free
Trapped in echoes we can't see
So stop dancing, open your eyes
Before we're paralyzed by lies