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The tragedy of our day is the climate of fear in which we live, and fear breeds repression. |
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When the weapons of mass destruction thing turned out to be not true, I expected the American people to rise up. Ha! They didn't. |
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And now, it's been discovered the executive branch has been conducting massive, illegal, domestic surveillance on its own citizens. You and me. |
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Torture, warrantless search and seizure, illegal wiretappings, |
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I object to government abusing its power to squash the constitutional freedoms of its citizenry. |
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And what I'm most sick and tired of is how every time somebody disagrees with how the government is running things, he or she is labeled unAmerican. |
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We take our orders from the evening news |
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Paper dolls with political views |
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Find religion on the radio |
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The more you listen, the more you know |
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Sell the lie in a new pop song |
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No one questions as they sing along |
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Keep the pigs happy in the shit |
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Pick a side and bend the truth to fit |
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It's far easier to fight for principles, than to live up to them. |
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The grass is green and the skies are blue |
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And they're saying grace in the heart of America |
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Your mind's wiped clean when they come for you |
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And they lie to your face when you live in America |
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We are the tools of the government |
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Tiny pawns, we are all for rent |
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Here to hail the dictator in chief |
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Freedom fighters and world police |
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Put the blame on the generals |
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When politicians act like criminals |
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Arm the troops, then tie their hands |
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Plausible denial to retain command. |
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It's far easier to fight for principles, than to live up to them. |
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The grass is green and the skies are blue |
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And they're saying grace in the heart of America |
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Your mind's wiped clean when they come for you |
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And they lie to your face when you live in America |
