A makeshift parlour game

Of treachery and shame

A nest of sin and vice

Informant's paradise

All ears and all the same

The rat's assembly line

We work in shifts then rest

Our ears are always fresh

For every bird a song

Sure as your life is long

A bird for every jail

For every rat his tale

Some friends of yours we met

Have echoed our request

The table has been set

And you're the honored guest

Article 128 could hardly be more clear

By order of the council you are always welcome here

You remind me of the wine

Not running out tonight

No need to check the time

No difference day or night

Judgment has her kiln and justice her baton

The people have their will and truth her blindfold on

Article 128 could hardly be more clear

By order of the council you are always welcome here

Windows are nothing but glass, so easily shattered

Shutters are nothing but wood, so easily cut

Walls are but plaster and lath, no match for a hammer

Spirits are nothing but fires, so easily snuffed

All ears and all the time

The rat's assembly line

We work in shifts then rest

Our ears are always fresh

Some friends of yours we met

Have echoed our request

The table has been set

And you're the honored guest

Article 128 could hardly be more clear

By order of the council you are always welcomed here

Long as you're still breathing you can sign the questionnaire

Surely your rendition will be more extraordinaire