The first day I felt changed I felt removed and broken Over man Over God But weak by the same token Wherewithal Has dissolved A soulless apparition Loss of choice Lost my voice Condemned and then conditioned I turn my eyes up to the sun And stare ahead as if there's none Mere cinders where my eyes had been Forced to forget the things I've seen My limbs move Without will My thoughts without emotion Ignorant Of my cause But with complete devotion I'm sent forth To collect Another bitter harvest A cruel trial To find out Who they can push the farthest Mowing down Rows and rows Like waves of flesh, blood, and bone Staring blank Into space No sign of life on my face Empty man With a gun What on earth have you done? On your knees On your knees For the land of the free