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about
Dependency is control
lyrics
Johnny was a killer no one understands
Johnny led the murder with no blood on his hands
Feigning empathy
Sowed the seeds in the blanks of our heads
Ripping pages from history that nobody read
Listen to that voice inside you say
You can pray to the gods and hope they might bring you something
Sit around all day
You'll get what you're worth
Gave up control of your life so you don't get lost
Won't add up
Won't add up
Won't add up
Won't add up to the cost
Johnny was a dealer pushing legally
He sold the self-reliant easy dependency
Providing everything
Everything can be taken away
He shoved your will into a pen and made you like it that way
Listen to that voice inside you say
You can pray to the gods and hope they might bring you something
Sit around all day
You'll get what you're worth
Gave up control of your life so you don't get lost
Won't add up
Won't add up
Won't add up
Won't add up to the cost
You better believe he's listening
To everything we say and do
Well I don't feel safer
How 'bout you?
Well?
And that's how it's sold like something you need
Like the air and the sun and bureaucracy
Unelected strangers regulating me
You should know that nothing's ever free
You can pray to the gods and hope they might bring you something
Sit around all day
You'll get what you're worth
Gave up control of your life so you don't get lost
Won't add up
Won't add up
Won't add up
Won't add up to the cost
Dependency is control
Dependency is control
Dependency is control
Dependency is control
credits
released November 9, 2018
Jacob Hampton - songwriter/vocals/lead guitar
Brandon McDaniel - rhythm guitars
Mortellis Caldwell - bass
Jason Brombach - drums
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