do you remember the first thing you had to memorize?
was it the pledge of allegiance?
a five year old stands for a flag that killed off all the real americans
do we really like being controlled or are our heads just spinning?
more cops more prisons to bear down on crime and violence
yet we glamorize violence through televised wars
my friend was unjustly beaten by the police
and broken star brought shame to the 57th precinct
and with their power came extortion and corruption
and failing to report rape and hatecrimes to make chicago look safe
tell me is this secrutiy, do we need protection from the police?
we need to reassess the power vested in authority
and social control threatens public safety do you feel safe?
see, i don't know what we're thinking paying taxes so that we can be controlled
do you know what happens when we start accepting everything that we've been told?
we all fall down and we close our eyes and pretend not to see
but why is a crime not a crime when it's committed by police?
we close our eyes and pretend not to see
but my friend got beat up by police
i had a dream that my whole town had turned into a prison
a cop on every corner but i don't feel too safe
feels like i'm in jail


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    i heard sean hannity on Hanity and Colmes of fox news tell me that police brutatility is a very rare occasion. thats bullshit, police brutality happens all the time, rarely does it happen under the eye of a camera, "tell me is this secrutiy, do we need protection from the police?" even more rarely does the police fail to cover it and the tape makes it to the media, "and with their power came extortion and corruption and failing to report rape and hatecrimes to make chicago look safe" even more rarely do the police get charged as human beings. "why is a crime not a crime when its commited by police do you know what happens when we start accepting everything that we've been told? we all fall down - and we close our eyes and pretend not to see"

    ihateamerikkkaon July 23, 2002   Link
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    wonderful WONDERFUL lyrics. fucking brilliant. I love how the Broadways make it so poetic, serious, urgent and easily understood so well. According to Human Rights Watch, there were over 12,000 civil rights violations reported against the police.

    Zedd138on July 29, 2002   Link
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    i wish society would open their goddamn eyes

    MisledPromise4uon March 12, 2003   Link
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    poverty is criminalized!!!!!!!!!! ORGANIZE and FIGHT!!!! Satre, read Satre!!!! violence is the only way to fight oppresion. "violence breeds violence" is the song of those who run this country so that the masses will be passified.

    really you don't even need to organize, just go out there and spraypaint the racist billboards, spraypaint the untended police vehicle, spraypaint messages across the walls, do it every day if they paint it over.

    bassetroopon December 11, 2006   Link
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    what pays for cop cars to get repainted or fixed? tax money. when they do actually try and clean off the messages people right across walls on buildings or in allies what pays for it? tax money. basically we're fucked no matter what. good song though and cops get away with a lot of shit.

    3EBNMHBN8on September 12, 2008   Link

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