This song is about how religion, beliefs, visionaries, cults, regimes and dictators disguised as saviors with love make us believe that we have to follow and obey blindly and without question. Fuck that!
[Verse 1]
They tell you what to think, they tell you what to feel
Bow your head, shut your mouth, pretend it’s real
Truth is buried, locked away
They feed you fear so you obey
[Pre-Chorus]
Don’t ask questions, don’t you stray
Close your eyes, obey and pray
[Chorus]
Better believe—or else!
Swallow the lie, take your place in that cell
Better believe—or else!
Ignorance is sacred, knowledge is hell
[Verse 2]
Hate in the name of love, a twisted disguise
Selling salvation, but damning the wise
Burn the books, silence the doubt
Kneel to the fear or they’ll cast you out
[Pre-Chorus]
Don’t ask questions, don’t you stray
Close your eyes, obey and pray
[Chorus]
Better believe—or else!
Swallow the lie, take your place in that cell
Better believe—or else!
Ignorance is sacred, knowledge is hell
[Bridge]
Light the fire, let it burn
Truth is dead—no return
Force-fed faith, chained in place
They love you weak, they love your pain
[Outro]
Fear is the weapon, faith is the blade
Cutting you down ‘til you’re remade
Trapped in the myth, locked in the spell
Better believe—or burn in hell!