The Briggs

Common & Unknown

The Briggs


Here is the face of common and unknown 
Spends life shaving his fingers to the bone 
High are the dreams, so loud the drone 
Of those forgotten voices that carry him back home 

Don't want your freedom 
Don't want your peace 
Just want the pleasure of being on my knees 
A pound of flesh, bought and sold 
It grows back, it's only bone 

So who are you, just a fool? 
The shortest straw is for you 
Now don't you waste it 

Trade his collar for your dime 
Can't make the money, can't do the time 
No longer good, innocent or evil 
Don't cross the line and you'll remain equal 

What is the price? Has he paid? 
If that's the way it must be done 
Then I don't want it 

You don't bleed just like me 
Does it suit your needs when I stop breathing?