[Intro] Welcome citizens Stand by your screen The Ministry of Noise Will tell you what you mean [Verse] The Ministry of Noise opens early every day It files down your memory and takes your doubt away It stamps every silence with a warning and a seal It teaches you the difference between useful and real It whispers through the ceiling It knocks inside the phone It speaks in every language But leaves you more alone [Pre-Chorus] There is no need for chains now There is no need for force Just flood the road with static And make them lose the course [Chorus] Ministry of Noise Drown the human voice Ministry of Noise Tell us we had no choice Ministry of Noise Truth becomes a toy Ministry of Noise And silence is destroyed [Verse] They print official rumors They broadcast private fear They label every question As treason to the ear They give you fifteen enemies Before the morning starts They build a wall of language Between the beating hearts [Pre-Chorus] There is no need for prisons When every room can glow There is no need for censors When no one else can know [Chorus] Ministry of Noise Drown the human voice Ministry of Noise Tell us we had no choice Ministry of Noise Truth becomes a toy Ministry of Noise And silence is destroyed [Instrumental] Sirens climbing Feedback burning Drums commanding Signals turning [Bridge] I tried to find a quiet frequency I tried to hear the rain But every drop became a broadcast And every thought became a chain [Breakdown] Stand Watch Repeat March Mute Doubt Obey Shout [Build-up] When the questions grow like weeds They will pour another flood When the people ask for meaning They will answer them with mud [Chorus] Ministry of Noise Drown the human voice Ministry of Noise Tell us we had no choice Ministry of Noise Truth becomes a toy Ministry of Noise And silence is destroyed [Chorus] Ministry of Noise Under every bed Ministry of Noise Living in your head Ministry of Noise All the girls and boys Learn to praise the noise [Outro] Welcome citizens Stand by your screen The Ministry of Noise Will tell you what you mean