While you were sleeping They came and took it all away The lanes and the meadows The places where you used to play
It was an inside job By the well-connected Your little protest Summarily rejected
It was an inside job Like it always is Chalk it up to business as usual
While we are dreaming This little island disappears While you are looking the other way Theyâll take your right to own your own ideas
And itâs an inside job Favors collected Your trusted servants Have left you unprotected
It was an inside job Like it always is Just chalk it up To business as usual
You think that youâre so smart But you donât have a fucking clue What those men up in the towers Are doing to me and you And theyâll keep doinâ it and doinâ it And doinâ it and doinâ it And doinâ it and doinâ it And doinâ it and doinâ it Until we all wake up Wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up
I know what Iâve done wrong I am acquainted with the night I know how hard it is To always walk out in the light
And itâs an inside job To learn about forgiving Itâs an inside job To hang on to the joy of living
They know the road by which you came They know your motherâs maiden name And what you had for breakfast And what youâve hidden in the mattress
Insect politics Indifferent universe Bang your head against the wall But apathy is worse
Itâs an inside job Itâs an inside job Itâs an inside job Yeh, yeah
Itâs an inside job Itâs an inside job Itâs an inside job Itâs an inside job