They murdered their own to start and endless war 
Sat back and relaxed as the buildings burned 
This is the age of ignorance 
It is a sickness that brings us to the end 

The poisoned our food to keep their margins high 
And as they count their money, the starving die 
This is the age of ignorance 
It is a sickness that brings us to the end 

It's time to stand up, get ready to fight 
For all the wrongs that should be right 
Or watch the world as it slowly falls apart 
As it slowly falls apart 

They could cure this cancer in the simplest ways 
But the longer we are sick, the more the doctor gets paid 
The longer we wait to get out of these days 
The shorter we'll live and the faster we'll decay 
This is the age of ignorance 
It is a sickness that brings us to the end 

It's time to stand up, get ready to fight 
For all the wrongs that should be right 
Or watch the world as it slowly falls apart 

If the people lead, the leaders will follow 
The teachers will be the ones that never played this game 

This is the age of ignorance 
It is a sickness that brings us to the end 

It's time to stand up, get ready to fight 
For all the wrongs that should be right 
Or watch the world as it slowly falls apart 
We'll stand up for what we believe in 
And won't back down til' they see the reason 
To change the world before it slowly falls apart