See the way the wind blows
  Lives are intertwined
  Watch the way the world goes
  The man deals out our plight
  Jester in the corner
  Laughs without a sound
  Jester in the corner
  Malady abounds
  In our souls
  See the way the sun sets
  Twilight of this life
  The man is making little bets
  Playing with our lives
  All that I believe now
  Anything is possible
  A simple explanation
  For the evil in this world
  And in our souls
  In our souls
  Come down to sorry and sable
  It's always the man
  Always keeping you down
  Bow down cause I see it before me
  Shadow and light
  That always keeps you running
  Shut up you talk too much
  Pay the man
  Shut up you talk too much
  Look at you and your struggle for freedom
  But you ain't nothing
  We all pay the man for living
  Wouldn't it be nice for a change now
  To be unchained
  My life is for me now
  But this is life
  Pay the man
  Shut up you talk too much
  Pay the man
  Shut up you talk too much
  Pay the man