[Verse 1] I punch the clock with a cracked-up grin Same gray cage, let the day begin They sell me rules in a plastic cup I spit them out, I’m not bought up My shoes hit hard on the dirty floor I hear the lock, I want more They want me small, they want me neat I make a riot out of my feet [Pre-Chorus] You can line us up You can name your price We learned the trick We don’t play nice [Chorus] Against the system, hey, hey Against the system, all day They built the wall, we shake the chain We dance on power, we take back flame Against the system, hey, hey Against the system, all day We raise our fists and laugh in time We’re here to break the line [Verse 2] Dirty hands on a borrowed dream They call it order, I call it scheme I know their smile, I know their lie It tastes like rust and a cheap goodbye They dress the cage in a better suit But every rule has a rotten root I’ve got a voice, I’ve got a spark I carve a hole right through the dark [Pre-Chorus] You can lock the gate You can dim the spark We come alive In the teeth of the dark [Chorus] Against the system, hey, hey Against the system, all day They built the wall, we shake the chain We dance on power, we take back flame Against the system, hey, hey Against the system, all day We raise our fists and laugh in time We’re here to break the line [Bridge] Let it burn, let it ring Hear the whole block sing We’re not yours to train We don’t kneel, we break [Final Chorus] Against the system, hey, hey Against the system, all day They built the wall, we shake the chain We dance on power, we take back flame Against the system, hey, hey Against the system, all day We raise our fists and laugh in time We’re here to break the line Against the system, hey, hey Against the system, all day