I was talking ´bout the state of the union
How there´s no one now in power thinking of me
I was saying how we ought to try to fix it
Find a leader who is not afraid to be
Then a voice came out of the darkness
Saying "Tear the system down"
Tear it down
I was thinking ´bout how that was very crazy
And I tried to find a way to tell him so
But when I did I used a word that was quite nasty
How the policeman heard me now I´ll never know
Then a voice came out of the darkness
Saying "Tear the system down"
Tear it down - down to the ground
I was wrestled of to one side of the theatre
And they said I´d have to go right to jail
They don´t permit coarse language in their city
But they did accept a large amount of bail
Then a voice came out of the darkness
Saying "Tear the system down"
Tear it down - down to the ground