Bad Religion - Portait Of Authority lyrics

nothing more nothing less

an icon on the wall decoration and

duress

that which many strive to be

its the merble statue standing over me

and nobody has the will to tear it down

it determines wrong and right

but to me its just a stereotype

and it makes us lose our sight

the portait of authority

you tell me

that's what im supposed to be

(it embodies what he cannot be)

another time another man

and oppressive intrusion

and a plague across his land

and it haunts him every day

it tells him he has no chance

his hopes just fade away

and he can't muster the support

and to him it's just a stereotype

of his life-long fight