[Verse 1]
Wait for the names to be announced
Bread and circus for the town
I lay stiller than a shadow
Hoping to never be found
[Verse 2]
Absolute silence
That’s the one thing they do for rebellion
Better to not fight back at all
No use fighting a war that’s been won and is done
[Chorus]
Fall for the cameras
Lovely distraction of requited romance
Panem is dying but at least
The star-crossed lovers have a chance
[Verse 4]
Not even thirteen, just like my sister
Spear through the chest and gone with a whisper
Kids in the stockyard ready for slaughter
Ready to become their parents’ dead daughter
[Verse 5]
One can only wonder
If she was so clever
Was she tricked or were the odds not in her favor?
[Chorus]
Make them fall for the cameras
Lovely distraction of violent romance
Everyone’s dead and the last one standing
Realizes he never had a chance
[Outro]
All we are are pawns in a chess game
Destined to carry the lead in our veins
Hopping around, trained dogs
Trying to please the people we hate