Portrait of Authority lyrics

Nothing more, nothing less

An icon on the wall, decoration and duress

That which many strive to be

It's the marble statue staring over me

And nobody has the will to tear it down

It determines wrong and right

But to me, it's just a stereotype

And it makes us lose our sight

The Portrait of authority

(Portrait of authority)

You tell me that's what I'm supposed to be

(Portrait of authority)

You tell me that's what I'm supposed to be

Another time, another man

An 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 lives his life prepared to tear it down

But he can't muster the support

And to him, it's just a stereotype

Of his life-long fight

The Portrait of authority

(Portrait of authority)

It embodies what he cannot be

(Portrait of authority)

It's what he cannot be

The Portrait of authority

(Portrait of authority)

Portrait of authority!

• Artist:Bad Religion
• Album:Recipe for Hate (1993)