Pendulum Swings 404

[Verse 1:]
It's all been set for the winners
So be born and you've already failed
And I guess that I thought I was ready
But I never really knew what this entailed
And I was naive to think
That all it would take was a law
When we're stuck inside this machine
We're the first to be grabbed by the claw

[Verse 2:]
I thought I pulled my weight out
Only to be dragged back in
And the men in nice black suits
Will talk me down again
And this time I'll know that it's hopeless
'Cause I've already tried to fight
But my punches landed on no one
As we're tossed into the black of night

[Verse 3:]
When I was a little boy
My dad raised me like a soldier
And when I fought on our side in the war
That's when I knew that I'd gotten older
Because when I was a young man
I could see who was left behind
But when I moved on, they were in the dust
And I washed out my eyes
And so they say that I've been a traitor
To everybody back home
They knew the truth, and I knew it too
But I left them all on their own
And as it's time to trade the office
I know what's gonna happen now
Some preppy kid's come on in
And think they've got it all figured out