[Silence]
[Instrumental, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Organ, Synth]
[Intro]
[Instrumental Intro: Tight Funk-Rock Guitar, Driving Bass, Stomping Drums, Hammond Organ and Analog Synth Pulse]
[Spoken Vocal]
Who makes the rules?
(Who will choose the fools)
Who follows them?
(Where, why, when?)
And who gets to decide…
(How far and wide?)
When the rule becomes the ruler
[Verse 1]
Rule the road
Rule the land
Rule the market
Rule by hand
Draw the line
Set the frame
Give it power
Give it a name
[Refrain]
The rule of rule
(Over the overlord)
Need to school the fool
(Before going overboard)
[Chorus]
Rule!
(Rule!)
Don’t let the rule
(Confuse and fool)
Power!
(Power!)
Don’t let power
Devour
[Verse 2]
When the rule becomes
The reason for the rule
The servant becomes master
And the master becomes fool
[Instrumental]
[Electric Guitar Solo: Blues-Rock Lead With Wah-Wah, Hammond Organ Responses, Driving Bass and Live Drums]
[Bridge]
School the fool
(Teach the fool)
Not with force
(With a course)
Knowledge!
(Choice!)
Reason!
(Voice!)
[Rap Vocal Break]
Rule this
Rule that
Put another rule on the mat
Sign here
Stand there
Don’t ask why
Just beware
But wait!
Who wrote it?
Who profits?
Who pays?
Who gets the power
When the rule stays?
Think for yourself
Read the fine print
Follow the evidence
Don’t follow the hint
A rule should serve
The people who live
Not become a throne
For the power it gives
[Breakdown]
[Music Drops to Bass, Sparse Acoustic Guitar and Piano]
The rule of rule…
Over the overlord…
Need to school the fool…
Before going overboard.
[Final Refrain]
The rule of rule
(Over the overlord)
Need to school the fool
(Before going overboard)
[Final Chorus]
Rule!
(Rule!)
Let reason rule
Lead!
(Lead!)
But don’t become the fool
Teach!
(Teach!)
Before demanding obedience
Choose!
(Choose!)
With knowledge and experience
[Outro]
[Instrumental Outro: Electric Guitar Riff, Hammond Organ, Bass and Drums; Synth Pulse Gradually Fades]
The rule…
Of rule…
Who rules…
The ruler?
[Spoken, fading]
The rule of rule
(Over the overlord)
Need to school the fool
(Before going overboard)
From the album “Demand Destruction“