Empty Faces: The Monologue Lyrics

Another rule, another line,

Another way to keep us in time.

They want us all to play their game,

Shape us all to look the same.

In empty faces, I see control,

The spark of life, they try to dull.

But I won't be just another face,

Bound to follow, to keep their pace.

We don't need your empty praise,

We're not your puppets, lost in haze.

We won't be silent, won't be small,

We're not just faces on the wall.

Another day, they close us in,

Tell us where to go, tell us when to begin.

They want control, they want to steer,

But I see beyond, where the path is clear.

They teach us rules, but not the truth,

Put a price on every youth.

Yet I'll stand tall, won't fade away,

Won't let them turn me to gray.

We don't need your empty praise,

We're not your puppets, lost in haze.

We won't be silent, won't be small,

We're not just faces on the wall.

I see the faces, empty and pale,

Lost in a story that's bound to fail.

But I'll keep my fire, keep my name,

Stand in my truth, refuse the shame.

We don't need your empty praise,

We're not your puppets, lost in haze.

We won't be silent, won't be small,

We're not just faces on the wall.

Another rule, another line,

Another way to keep us in time......