Memphis May Fire Follow

We put our lives in the hands of the ones that claimed they truly cared
Come to find it's all just a lie and when we needed them no one was there

I swear I'm not bitter, I just see them for what they are
Money hungry cowards
Sucking the blood out of artists and killing the art
So count out the money you stole from starving artists you watched pave the way
But you know just as well as I do, without us you're just an empty name

Where were you when they had no faith in us? (where were you?)
Where were you when they shut us out?
It's funny you show up now
And if it fell apart
I know that you'd be nowhere to be found
We did this on our own
Thanks for nothing

The ones that kicked me when I was down
Are the same ones that say they need me now
That's fine, I'll play the game but just know
I told you so, hahahaha

I've seen the greed in their eyes
Well I guess I'm nothing but a dollar sign
I've seen the greed in their eyes
Well I guess I'm nothing but a dollar sign

Four years gone by, now everything is fine, no thanks to you
You'll never know, nor do you care, about what it took
Or the things we've been through

Where were you when they had no faith in us? (where were you?)
Where were you when they shut us out
It's funny you show up now
And if it fell apart
I know that you'd be nowhere to be found
We did this on our own
Thanks for nothing

Ignorance had me by the throat
From the day I learned how to sing
But now my eyes are open wide
And this is what I see

I see the greed in their eyes
They had me fooled at first because I believed all the lies
Oh the lies
I see the greed in their eyes
They had us fooled at first but we're taking control this time
We're taking control this time

Where were you when they had no faith in us? (where were you?)
Where were you when they shut us out?
It's funny you show up now
And if it fell apart
I know that you'd be nowhere to be found
We did this on our own
Thanks for nothing

So count your money and I'll count my friends
We'll see who's richer in the end
We'll see who's richer in the end
We'll see who's richer in the end!