Everybody Bows

Title: Everybody Bows Artist: Black Thread Union [Intro] [Verse 1] White tile floor and a locked-down jaw Sweat on the collar of a shirt too tight Nobody looks at the crack in the law Everyone’s checking if the green light’s bright A hundred plastic smiles in a single row Swallowing the spit just to keep the face clean Keep your pulse flat, keep your shadow low The prettiest machine that you’ve ever seen [Pre-Chorus] There’s a wire in the throat There’s a bit in the teeth There’s a cold sweat running underneath Hold the posture straight Don’t step out of line We’re running out of air And we’re running out of time Three Two One Breathe [Chorus] Nobody believes But everyone bows To the terrifying silence The consensus allows Keep your hands clean Keep your head small While the invisible hammer Comes down on the wall Yeah Everyone bows [Verse 2] A room full of ghosts with their fingers on the pin Watching for a flinch on the neighbor’s skin You sign your own name on the bottom of the list With a dry white knuckle and a frozen wrist The ink isn’t dry but the trap is set We’re paying off a debt that we haven’t met yet Turn the camera on, let the jury see How clean you can smile for the company [Pre-Chorus] There’s a wire in the throat There’s a bit in the teeth There’s a cold sweat running underneath Hold the posture straight Don’t step out of line We’re running out of air And we’re running out of time Three Two One Breathe [Chorus] Nobody believes But everyone bows To the terrifying silence The consensus allows Keep your hands clean Keep your head small While the invisible hammer Comes down on the wall [Bridge] Is your head down? WE COMPLY Is the file clean? WE COMPLY Did you fit the frame Of the machine? WE COMPLY Keep your mouth shut Count the score Keep your boots flat On the floor Keep your boots flat On the floor CHOKE ON THE SILENCE CHOKE ON THE SILENCE [Final Chorus] Nobody believes But everyone bows To the terrifying silence The consensus allows Keep your hands clean Keep your head small While the invisible hammer Comes down on the wall Nobody believes But everyone bows Everyone bows [Outro]