| When the weapons of mass destruction thing turned out to be not true,
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| 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,
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| 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
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| of its citizenry
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| And what I’m most sick and tired of is how every time somebody disagrees with
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| 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 |