I'm not gonna climb A ladder for the rest of my life Said that and stood back And you walked away before they could react Hearing catcalls from police cars And they say "What you gonna do about it dressed the way you are?" There's a very common lie They say you're asking for it when you're walking home alone at night They say the only thing that stops a bad man with a gun is a good man with a gun The lies they scare in you The only thing that stops a bad man with a gun is a good man with a gun The lies they use to control you So you turn and walked away Forgot everything they taught you till that day And started arguing eloquently As to whether jet fuel could melt steel beams Hearing catcalls from a construction yard They'll say "Take it as a compliment, they're only being nice" There's a far too common lie And you carry keys between your knuckles when you walk alone at night They say the only thing that stops a bad man with a gun is a good man with a gun The lies they sell to you The only thing that stops a bad man with a gun is a good man with a gun The lies they use to control you It's the trophy wives raising trophy wives raising children on TV Scared of people like you and me Just don't ask questions you'll sleep peacefully We will not go out in silence and we will not go quietly Nah jet fuel can't melt steel beams, I've watched enough Conspiracy documentaries, yeah The only thing that stops a bad man with a gun is a good man with a gun The lies they use to control you The only thing that stops a bad man with a gun is a good man with a gun The lies they use to control you Use to control you