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Behavior Control Technician Lyrics
Children runaway from the torturistic ways
Children still resist from the powers that persist
Will you shut up and sit still
I think you should obey
Having very few rights we cannot communicate
Train my brain to work the way you want me to
Don't question authority see
Be a little zombie that agrees with you
You are strapped with a double standard cup
In a battle you won't win
And when it's over we're gonna dance your memory away
Sheltering will restrict your baby's mind
Children still resist from the powers that persist
Will you shut up and sit still
I think you should obey
Having very few rights we cannot communicate
Train my brain to work the way you want me to
Don't question authority see
Be a little zombie that agrees with you
You are strapped with a double standard cup
In a battle you won't win
And when it's over we're gonna dance your memory away
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This is pretty straightforward; like many Fishbone songs, it's an anti-authoritarianism / free your mind blast; Fishbone obviously sympathizes with the kids who are told to shut up and follow orders. Unlike some other Fishbone songs, however, there's no active resolution -- which is why this song has always seemed half-finished to me. The first half is brilliant, but then it needs something along the lines of a "but I have heard of ways, where people topple all injustice" (Unyielding Conditioning) or "there's a pile of shit in the White House, and we're gonna step on it, when we're visiting" (So Many Millions) to complete it!