Drowning in misery on the backside of despair
Enslaved by pale beasts from the devil's lair
Placed on the auction block and sold during King George's reign
What happened after that was just plain mean
Two hundred years in the shadow of darkness
Persecuted by the lash and other unspeakable harshness
Oppressed by people who claimed to hold freedom dear
So tell me, how did we get here?

Tricked into becoming everything and nothing
Soaring above the heavens for to little a time
Languishing in the spleen of hell by some unforeseen design
Adopting righteous and self-righteous ideas
Proclaiming knowledge and royal ancestry with the utmost zeal
Performing worthwhile deeds with wrong intention
Living life to its fullest with little or no comprehension
It's all a matter of record that much is clear
So tell me, how did we get here?

In all that was known and in plain view
The right path not cleverly disguised, yet many failed to make an enlightened debut
Millions of souls lost in the dark void of time
Never to be reclaimed, what a senseless crime
The wrong path had definite signposts, because the devil's disciples did dare boast
Never hiding the fact that they were near
So tell me, how did we get here?

Even today when all seems well
The slaver and enslaved on the same path to hell
Arrogant and shallow synonymous with being free
Unlimited power in the wrong hands is what has come to be
No one the wiser, all wrapped in a cloak of democracy
Unable to comprehend the real prophecy
Reading the Good Book with no intent to adhere
Now you know how it is we got here!