[Intro: Tim Armstrong]
Alright

[Verse 1: Tim Armstrong]
Hey little sister, do you know what time it was
When you finally seen all your broken dreams
Come crashin' down your door?
I said, they demand an answer, and they demand it quick
Or the questions fade and then the wasted days
Come crawlin' back for more
And I said

[Chorus]
(Do you know where the power lies?)
And who pulls the strings?
(Do you know where the power lies?)
I said it starts and ends with you

[Verse 2: Tim Armstrong]
The face of isolation
Well, that's one you recognize
When you can't get straight
It's a lonely place
And it's one you do despise
I said, boredom is for sale now
And the helplessness you feel
Is a wounded dove and the hawks are above
Blood splattered on a reel to reel
And I said
[Chorus]
(Do you know where the power lies?)
And who pulls the strings?
(Do you know where the power lies?)
I said it starts and ends with you

[Interlude]

[Verse 3: Tim Armstrong]
Yeah, I was almost over
And my world was almost gone
In a sudden rush I could almost touch the
Things that I'd done wrong
My jungle's made of concrete
And through the silence I could feel
That my aim is true and I will walk on through
These mountains made of steel
And I said

[Chorus]
(Do you know where the power lies?)
And who pulls the strings?
(Do you know where the power lies?)
I said it starts and ends with you

[Outro: Tim Armstrong]
Oh, I said it starts and ends with you
I said it start and end with you