By this we are all sustained: a belief in human nature
and in justice and parityall we have is the faith to carry on

Imperceptible the change as our votes become mere gestures
and our lords and masters determine to cast us
in the roles of serfs and slaves
in the new empire's name

Yes and every bloody emperor claims that freedom is his cause
as he buffs up on his common touch as a get-out clause

Unto nations nations speak in the language of the gutter