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Phillip Morris and R.J. Reynolds kill every single pack McDonald's sues London Greenpeace for presenting the public with the facts Disney expands its international market with help from the CIA Coors uses consumer support to help finance the KKK Ending oil protests with executions Nigeria belongs to Shell Pepsi dealt with the oppressive regimes in the Phillipines to build another Taco Bell General Motos creates competition with their "whipsawing" tactics role Dupont alone is responsible for four percent of the ozone layer hole Public opinion lobotomized Civilized bloodbath Smoke screen security Civilized bloodbath Populations prioritized Civilized bloodbath Third-world trophy Civilized bloodbath Texaco's diseased people of the Amazon and Indonesia Vivisections performed by Gillette and Unilever Walmart moves in to monopolize and rape communities Nestle is responsible for third-world deaths from baby bottle disease Johnson and Johnson's anti-diarrhea-drops killed children in Pakistan Chinese immigrant slave labor make Levis Dockers in Saipan The FDA has approved irridating food for Vindicator Forests are clearcut by Mirsubishi, Maxxam, and Stone Container Civilized bloodbath Civilized bloodbath Civilized bloodbath Civilized bloodbath We all like to point the finger at the faceless company But the corporation machine consists of people like you and me By existing in this society we all share the guilt We're all responsible for the misery the multinationals have built We all add to the list of victims the companies compile By believing any of us are innocent we're living in denial We are all a part of the problem no matter how hard we try We help to create these conditions with everything we buy Public opinion lobotomized Civilized bloodbath Smoke screen security Civilized bloodbath Populations prioritized Civilized bloodbath Third-world trophy Civilized bloodbath The self-riteousness of judgement is something that no human being has the luxury to pass. Every single one of us survive at the expense of other living things. Although our very existence contradicts our effects our struggle is still relevant in relieving the burdens that we create, but our involvment is based on individual beliefs and ambitions. Hope needs to be nurtured, compassion and understanding will not grow out of scrutiny. Encouragement and tolerance is the only way that activism will evolve from indifference. (This was your life) Conditioning is simple and you keep it that way Ignorance is bliss when you stay stale and stagnant Too old to care and too little to matter Anarchy is now 9 to 5, wallet's a bit fatter Once full of piss and vinegar now full of shit and dope Freedom isn't easy I guess you couldn't cope You gave into the pressure someone greased your hand Just remain passive it's the safest place to stand So to your feelings stay immune And the bullshit they feed you, continue to consume Consume We've got ways of keeping you in line Keeping you numb, dumb, and weak Things to keep your mind off of us So intimidated that you dare not speak You fucking know that we police the street We know who to watch, we know how to beat We know what you do and where you go We'll dress like you and go to your shows To sell you the shit that destroys your brain That you snort up your nose or shoot in your vein We'll start a riot at your police brutality benefit And keep it from spreading contain the threat Until you destroy yoursevles, defeat yourselves, Burn yourselves and kill yourselves We'll put a McDonald's on every street That's where you'll work, that's where you'll eat For minimum wage, for student wage For poverty and malnutrition And we'll stock your grocery store shelves full of shit And keep it open for a couple of years before we torch it That's simply the way it's going to be so get used to it Get used to it if you're going to take our shit So don't try to protest or organize Because we're too fucking strong, don't you realize That we keep you fighting amongst yourselves, we keep you seperate And without unity you'll be no threat We keep pointing the finger at you and you Never really knowing who turns the screw And now you're trapped like a rat on a sinking ship And it's sinking fast so get used to it Get used to it you're going to take our shit All you'll get is what we'll fucking let Your college campus with your liberal views An education or your head in a noose And after you graduate where will you go You'll have nowhere to live and nothing to show Come put on a suit and come work for us You'll become everything you hate and all you disgust You'll forget who you were, what you did, and what you stood for You'll be trapped in your office You'll be trapped in traffic You'll be trapped in your home You'll be trapped in your church You'll be trapped in your mind Trapped like rats on the same sinking ship Trapped again and getting used to it And when you grow old with your husband or with your wife You'll be used to it, you'll be used to it And to think that your whole fucking life You took our shit Capitalism is responsible for the lifestyle you've enjoyed Who cares about the people slain be thankful you're employed It's not about comsumer choice, it's not about convenience It's not about the billions made, it's all about indifference So lay your trust upon us it's your quality of life we'll enhance Realize the benefits and the fact that without us you don't stand a chance We've built dependence upon a structure that you have to trust So if you try to destory our system we're going to take you with us The public relations industry studies our every move Constantly advising corporations how they can improve Their profits, their monopolies, their uncompromising growth And how to beed the consumer for everything they're worth Their wealth exists off of our labor and our willingness to consume Manipulated by every medium the public just assume That their innocent, unbiased forums exist solely to entertain While the industries we work for are just out to reclaim The wages they've paid us to produce the markets demands Every cent we've ever earned makes it back into their hands Enhancing their wealth, enhancing their claim, achieving their domination Maintaining their power, maintaining their reign, they're gaining from exploitaton Sacrificing humanity for the good of industry Is the fault the result of them or our own stupidity Do they possess that much influence over everything we do Are the consequences of our actions ever really thought through Do we truly understand how one person can make a difference By developing individual thought free from outside interference Our own struggle for survival comples us to drop it Should our compassion be cashed in for profit When you are the victim of your government's attack It should only be natural to want to fight back But when they've relentlessly progammed you your entire existence We tried to make a difference but what have we actually achieved Have we put up any obstacles or just helped them to succeed Have we constructed any bridges or just built another wall Have our beliefs and our ideals accomplished anything at all Have we ever caused our leaders to change a single thing Have we ever been a threat or just puppets on a string Have we wasted all of our time painting pictures for the blind While we've created isolation have we changed a single mind Have we had enought sense to learn from our mistakes Are we prepared for personal sacrifices no matter what it takes Are we willing to work together putting differences aside Or is compormise too much to rish damaging our pride Do we have enough hope to still find trust in someone else Do we have the compassion to fight the problems that don't directly affect ourselves Have we ever stood a chance or have our efforts been naive Have we bought into their lies of what they tell us to believe It still is your option what path to choose Don't let the only change yo make be in your views Like if you can't fight everything why bother to try You can learn from the hypocracies you used to deny Is it all a charade or do you actually mean it Do your ideals only surface when it's politically convenient You're stuck in society's trap and although you're tryin to cope If you can't change yourself, you'll lose more than just hope So the next time you're down on your knees just remember The plight of the oppressed ends with the oppressor And if it's easier for you to live under that oppression They they've already got you as their possession