God you must be kidding me, thought this was supposed to be
The home of the brave and the free for you and me
But now there's something wrong - shit's been going on too long.
It's never gonna change, there's no way i say.
What's the CIA and the NRA?
They're all the same - just the names are changed.
Fuck - there's no excuse - any way you lose.
It's all a joke in the god old USA.
All we need is more factories pumping filth into the sky.
Corporate greed and perverted priests, it's the story of our lives.
And apathy's the national disease and there is no end in sight.
God save the USA - blame the president and say your prayers tonight.
The irony of liberty is no one here is truly free
When elections are stolen bij the G.O.P.
So watch the nightly news - find out how you are getting screwed.
What you gonna do? - there's no use i say
Fuck the industry - the aristocracy
Fuck they're all the same - just the names are changed.
Fuck ther's no excuse, any way you lose.
It's all a joke in the good old USA.
Government hypocrisy -American Idolatry - Corporate philosophy.
Nightly news of tragedies - Whre no one cares what's right or wrong
Our heroes now are all long gone - The freedoms that we all abuse
The obituaries front page news
The home of the brave and the free for you and me
But now there's something wrong - shit's been going on too long.
It's never gonna change, there's no way i say.
What's the CIA and the NRA?
They're all the same - just the names are changed.
Fuck - there's no excuse - any way you lose.
It's all a joke in the god old USA.
All we need is more factories pumping filth into the sky.
Corporate greed and perverted priests, it's the story of our lives.
And apathy's the national disease and there is no end in sight.
God save the USA - blame the president and say your prayers tonight.
The irony of liberty is no one here is truly free
When elections are stolen bij the G.O.P.
So watch the nightly news - find out how you are getting screwed.
What you gonna do? - there's no use i say
Fuck the industry - the aristocracy
Fuck they're all the same - just the names are changed.
Fuck ther's no excuse, any way you lose.
It's all a joke in the good old USA.
Government hypocrisy -American Idolatry - Corporate philosophy.
Nightly news of tragedies - Whre no one cares what's right or wrong
Our heroes now are all long gone - The freedoms that we all abuse
The obituaries front page news
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When they say "blame the President and say your prayers tonight" it's not hard to pick out the IRONY there. The pinot that they're making is not that it's his fault and that's the bottom line, it's that if all you do is *say* that it's all his fault and then go on with your life, it's *your* fault as well. Somebody else screwing something up doesn't absolve everyone else of their own responsibility. That means that if you're not trying to make your country a better place (by your inability to spell the word 'leftist', i'm assuming you're American, but this applies to everyone) then it doesn't help to just criticise others who are screwing things up.
For Example:
H2AF decided to call this 'Leftist Propaganda' (after a spell-check). And what's he done about that? He hasn't explained anything, he hasn't suggested any other point of view, any solution, he hasn't pointed out any flaws in the views expressed, he hasn't injected anything of relevant to proceedings ... he hasn’t even used the ‘Shift’-key. All he’s done is been a bitch. I hope you’re not named after the At the Drive-In song, cos Omar, Cedric, Jim, et al would probably be embarrassed to have such a stupid fan. Please think before you post something.
End of Part 1
God you must be kidding me thought this was supposed to be
The home of the brave and the free for you and me
but now there's something wrong - shit's been going on too long
It's never gonna change there's no way so I say
What's the CIA and the NRA?
They're all the same - just the names are changed
Fuck - there's no excuse - any way you lose
It's all a joke in the good old USA
All we need is more factories pumping filth into the sky
Coporate greed and perverted priests it's the story of our lives
And apathy's the national diseaseand there is no end in sight
God save the USA - blame the president and say your prayers tonight
The irony of liberty is no one here is truly free
When elections are stolen by greed and the G.O.P.
So watch the nightly news - find out how you're getting screwed
What you gonna do? - there's no use so I say
Fuck the industry - the aristocracy
They're all the same - just the names are changed
Fuck there's no excuse any way you lose
It's all a joke in the good old USA
Government hypocrisy - American Idolatry - Corporate philosophy
Nightly news of tragedies - Where no one cares what's right or wrong
Our heroes now are all long gone - The freedoms that we all abuse
The obituaries front page news
Maybe that will clear things you a little bit.
That being said, the clear meaning of this sond is that you are living in a feudal state controlled by a wealthy elite who are basically an "aristocracy", with you as worthless serfs enslaved through banks, etc. You have no freedom, rights, hope - just do what you are told. It is actually a pretty well thought out song in the line of DK and Gang of Four.
So if you like the GOP do me a favor and listen to whatever vanilla disney sanctioned crap they produce telling you about how wonderful your life is and don't bother complaining about this kind of music ... I for one, am not going to comment on the meaing of the Jonas Brothers or Kelly Clarkson for you (as if their is any meaning their beyond figuring out how to seperate you from your money!)
honest2afault, do more than 'read' it and see what they are saying.
Back to the song... he's basically explicitly criticising leaders and poeple with power of exploiting others for their own gain, and saying that there's no difference between all the groups and people that do this, because the outcome is always the same -- things become worse for everyone else. He's also implicitly criticising the poeple who'll bitch about things without being a part of a solution. That's esentially what the song is about, it's not so much about pointing out that things have gone wrong, but about pointing out what exactly is wrong to make them better. So if H2AF wants to define making the world a better place as being 'leftist', be my guest.
Jello Biafra, now that's a song writer.
BTW Screw the left and the right. Long live the REALIST NON-CRYBABY center!