Drown that mind so wild at war And still there's things you can't ignore Shoot the messenger Kill the messenger Force-fed fear washed down with shame As history repeats again Shoot the messenger Kill the messenger They're in your dreams They're in your head Beneath the sheets inside your bed The influence is always passing through They're in the choice They're in the rules They're in the news inside the schools They can't be held responsible Can't be held responsible for you On the brink upon the shelf We think we think for ourselves Shoot the messenger Kill the messenger A baby's born the air is thin We're poisoning the oxygen The righteous path is always how we do Control behind a minister Is something far more sinister They can't be held responsible Can't be held responsible for you Kill the messenger The time has come to stop the clocks Find a key or pick the lock It's time to step outside the mind Time to step outside the mind They're in your dreams They're in your head Beneath the sheets inside your bed The influence is always passing through They're in the choice They're in the rules They're in the news inside the schools They can't be held responsible Can't be held responsible for you For you