Consider the odds

Consider the obvious

The martyr is meaningless

The campaign has died



In the planning stages

And the fallen faces

Are the singular proof

That it was ever alive



This purchased rebellion

Has been outbidded

Denounced and rescinded

And left to die championless



Championless, championless



I begged you not to go

I begged you, I pleaded

Claimed you as my only hope

And watched the floor as you retreated



Hope has sprung a perfect dive

A perfect day, a perfect lie

A slowly crafted monologue

Conceding your defeat



This purchased rebellion

Has been outbidded

Denounced and rescinded

And left to die championless



Championless, championless



I begged you not to go

I begged you, I pleaded

Claimed you as my only hope

And watched the floor as you retreated



Basking in your victory, hollow and alone

To boast your bitter bragging rights to anyone who'll listen

While you're left with nothing tangible to gain