Forsaken Lives

We drove through this land of blackened barns Smoldering on the horizons And the murderous stench of death smoked our eyes As the houses stood slaughtering silence

Oh factory, factory It will not close To bring unto the waiting world The foaming froth of tortured life Salted flesh and milky swirls

These eyes don't lie These are forsaken lives

You turn your back You can hide your head You can claim ignorance and play mute But the horrors take place even with your back turned On your plate is served up the warm truth

There is no disguising the certain slow death Exacted upon the downtrodden From corporate Dancing in the pools of the killing floor splashing As the money and the blood and the innocent come crashing down

As they pick up their knives These are forsaken lives

It's no sacrifice to save a life You can savor the taste of choice Look into the eyes of those condemn to die Rise up and give them a voice

These cries don't lie These are forsaken lives These eyes don't hide They are forsaken lives