From the recordings Iron Heel and Iron Heel EP
Lyrics
IRON HEEL
YOU START A REVOLUTION
WITH EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE
NO REGARD FOR INSTITUTION
YOU’LL BEND UNTIL IT BREAKS
WELL THAT'S WHAT YOU SAID AND THAT'S
WHAT YOU’LL DO
YOU START A REVOLUTION
WITH EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE
NO REGARD FOR INSTITUTION
YOU’LL BEND UNTIL IT BREAKS
WHO ARE YOU TO BREAK TRADITION?
WHO ARE YOU TO ABUSE AND ABASE?
YOU’D SELL YOU SOUL TO FEED YOUR
ADDICTION
CUT YOUR THROAT TO SPITE YOUR FACE
THAT'S WHAT YOU SAID AND THAT'S WHAT
YOU’LL DO
NOW THE BODY IS BLEEDING
FROM THE HEAD COMES THE BEATING
WHO ARE YOU THAT WE MUST BOW SO LOW?
THIS PLACE IS OUT OF CONTROL
YOUR STIR DISSOLUTION
WITH EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE
HOLD UP THE INSTITUTIONS
THAT WON’T GIVE AND ONLY TAKE
WHERE’S THE PRIDE IN OUR TRADITION?
WHERE’S THE CARE THAT MADE US GREAT?
THERE’S NO BELIEF TO FEED CONVICTION
LOSE IT ALL DESPITE WHAT’S GAINED
THAT'S WHAT YOU SAID AND THAT'S WHAT
YOU’LL DO
NOW THE BODY IS BLEEDING
FROM THE HEAD COMES THE BEATING
WHO ARE YOU THAT WE MUST BOW SO LOW?
THIS PLACE IS OUT OF CONTROL