It's not so hard to understand what people see in you
you tell them it's okay to have their cake and eat it too
you traded truth for godless gain and noone will suspect
you're such a clever counterfeit of all that you reject
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pied piper, playin' the tune they want to hear
putting a tickle in their ear
pied piper, wanting them all to follow you
not know where you lead them too
but all the time you're leading them astray
The sheep just sit there grinning as they listen to your lies
never knowing when you pull the wool over their eyes
you've got them trained to say "how high?" whenever you say "jump!"
and those who disagree with you, you always seem to stump
You may not mean to harm a soul you say you're innocent
but when the final tally comes, you made more than you spent
you knew they'd have to pay the price for listening to you
you knew before too long they'd have to pay the piper too