Welcome to the Breakdown

"Welcome to the Breakdown" is the fourth track on Wolves. It was officially released on June 2, 2017, one week prior to the album's release date.

Background
"Welcome to the Breakdown" is one of the heavier and most politically-driven songs on Wolves, with lyrical themes concerning the band's view on the current American president, Donald Trump.

Lyrics
All hail, the jester has landed In flyover country he sings We're charmed like a snake in a basket We should be coiled up and ready to spring Raising a cross just to burn it The clergy are selling their souls Clearing a path, ignoring the facts Intoxicated by the throne

But we'll be standing here Holding our ground, come what may Like a ghost haunts from beyond the grave

Welcome to the breakdown Welcome to the end of the road Welcome to the breakdown And we got nowhere else to go

When we all go deaf in the chamber of echoes Cheering the missile parade Agreeing to let all the banks rob the people Together we circle the drain

But we'll be standing here Holding our ground, come what may Like a ghost haunts from beyond the grave

Welcome to the breakdown Welcome to the end of the road Welcome to the breakdown And we got nowhere else to go Welcome to the breakdown Welcome to the end of the road This is a breakdown And we got nowhere else to go

It's a game, you've been played It's a flock, you're the sheep It's a pied piper song that has lulled you to sleep It's a lie and you fell for it, hook line and sinker A hand that you shook that then gave you the finger A fraud and a fake, a cowardly king A lie to your face, but you still kiss the ring This is the breakdown This is the breakdown This is the breakdown

We are standing here Holding our ground, come what may Like a ghost haunts from beyond the grave

Welcome to the breakdown Welcome to the end of the road This is a breakdown We got nowhere else to go Welcome to the breakdown Welcome to the end of the road This is a breakdown We got nowhere else to go It's not much but this is home And there's nowhere else to go