The shirt that I wear was made in a factory
where children are locked in and they are not allowed to leave
and though you may not know it, and though it's hard to see
I've got blood on my hands

The food that I eat is a product of cruelty
sacrificing souls for a quick bite to eat
and I'll compromise my morals cuz I'm hungry and it's cheap
I've got blood on my hands

The car that I drive it runs on gasoline
while the Earth is drained of the things that it needs
to fulfill a corporate mission statement of greed
I've got blood on my hands

I've got blood on my hands
I've got blood on my hands
I might be feeling fine,
out of sight out of mind
but I've got blood on my hands

The vote that you cast is a vote in support
of corrupt old bureaucrats who send young folks to war
and you see the bombs on TV, change channels cause you're bored
you've got blood on your hands

The corporate store you frequent just shut down a Mom and Pop
in the family for years but they had to close up shop
and they walk into the chain store because they need a new job
you've got blood on your hands

Somewhere a single mother works two jobs everyday
but can't support her family on her minimum wage pay
when we ignore that this world still has slaves
we've got blood on our hands

There's a building full of food while people starve out in the streets
and if you can't afford it than you don't deserve to eat
and if you try to cheat the system you'll be beaten by police
who literally have blood on their hands

I'll never have to face the monsters that I help create
I'll never have to see the violence that I help maintain
when I remain complacent every single day
I've got blood on my hands

The songs that I sing might never make a difference
but we have to acknowledge that these evils exist
because if we live in ignorance than we might never rinse
All this blood from our hands