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American Dream
03:06
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The American Dream is shot to hell
Steal from the middle class and sell, sell, sell
There's a fucking crack in the liberty bell
And it runs right down Main Street
There’s a fault line in this land
Church and state walk hand in hand
In money we trust is the eleventh command
And we all just admit defeat
The American Dream is crumbling down
Just take a look at this ghost town
In their castles the rich wear a tarnished crown
Their wealth assures them their reprieve
Crumbs are all that’s around
For a middle-class depression-bound
We thought the system could be brought down
But all we have are the scraps they leave
Do you crave fortune and fame?
Welcome to our land
Where opportunity is seized
From the ones with the least
You make your luck on their backs
While living at their expense
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2. |
Consume to Live
03:28
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Acquisition, predeliction
Fill the void, avoid the Void
Rub that plastic till it bleeds, till it bleeds
Just one more to make you happy
Just one more will quell the shame
Just one more will keep you buried
Just one more will quell the shame
Pressurized fools who have no name
Can you see beyond the stacks
Can you feel their planned attacks
Feel their planned attacks
Just one more to make you happy
Just one more will quell the shame
Just one more will keep you buried
Just one more will quell the shame
No room
You must consume
No room
You must consume, consume
Self-inflicted, intombation
A prison of your own creation
Self-inflicted, intombation
A prison of your own creation
Just one more to make you happy
Just one more will quell the shame
Just one more will keep you buried
Just one more will quell the shame
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3. |
Show Me Who I Am
02:09
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This city is burning
Like the hole in my chest
My whole world is turning
I need to find time to rest
This city is burning
Like the hole in my chest
My whole world is turning
I need to find time to rest
Thoughts of you
Haunt me at night
Now what do I do
To see the light
Can you show me who I am
Thoughts of you
Haunt me at night
Now what do I do
To see the light
Can you make me understand
Make me understand
That I am not alone
And I may have a chance
To find some peace of mind
Tell me that it wasn’t wrong
That it meant something
Look at me with those dark eyes
Drown my fears
Dry my tears
Whisper in my ears
As the end draws near
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4. |
I Wanna Be A Cat
03:10
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Give me scratches on my head
Wake you up so that I can be fed
I’ll bring you something that’s half-dead
My fur is everywhere
Litterbox fills the air
Feels like I’ve not been fed in a hundred years
Sit in front of your TV
All attention is on me
I’m in your way when you try to take the stairs
You don’t own me
I am totally free
To do everything that I please
Lay beside you at night
Purr when you don’t feel right
Lick your hair so you’re clean
I’ll be your most favorite thing
If I like you, I’ll stay by your side
Give me catnip so I can get high
Let me sleep most of the day
I promise that we will play
I wanna lay on the floor
I wanna lay on the bed
I wanna lay on your clothes
I wanna lay on your head
I wanna sleep in your sock drawer
I wanna walk between your legs
I wanna stick my butt in your nose
I wanna couch that I can shred
Lay beside you at night
Purr when you don’t feel right
Lick your hair so you’re clean
I’ll be your most favorite thing
If I like you, I’ll stay by your side
Give me catnip so I can get high
Let me sleep most of the day
I promise that we will play
I wanna be
I wanna be
I wanna be a cat
I wanna be
I wanna be
I wanna be a cat
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5. |
Cool Jerk
02:38
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I’m cool as I have to be, I’m a jerk cuz I wanna be
I’ve got attitude for miles, a sneer for my smiles
Got the stand off posture, I’m a real imposter
My attitude’s a ruse, so don’t get a clue
I’m cool, I’m a jerk, I’m a real cool jerk
I’m cool, I’m a jerk, I’m a real cool jerk
I’m slick as I have to be, I’m an ass cuz I try to be
I’ve got attitude for days, get hip to my ways
Got the top down mojo, drive my old DeSoto
My attitude’s a game, it’s all the same
I’m cool, I’m a jerk, I’m a real cool jerk
I’m cool, I’m a jerk, I’m a real cool jerk
I’m a real hep cat, cuz that’s where I’m at
Easily amused, just dazed and confused
I’ll take your daughter like a lamb to the slaughter
Don’t imitate my style, but thanks all the while
I’m cool, I’m a jerk, I’m a real cool jerk
I’m cool, I’m a jerk, I’m a real cool jerk
I’m cool, I’m a jerk, I’m a real cool jerk
I’m cool, I’m a jerk, I’m a real cool jerk
I’m cool, I’m a jerk, I’m a real cool jerk
I’m cool, I’m a jerk, I’m a real cool jerk
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6. |
Corporate Stew
02:02
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Monster Monsanto cancer-causing chemicals
PCBs, DDT, the agent orange blues
Pesticide, herbicide, fungicide, it’s suicide
What we eat, what we breathe, what we drink too
Fertilizers, food flavors, new carpet smells
Dioxin, distillates, genetic altered food
Formaldehyde, naugahyde, Jekyl and Hyde, it’s genocide
Adding more poison to our fishbowl stew
We all live in a corporate stew
We all live in a corporate stew
We all live in a corporate stew
Exxon exonerated for the oil spill
Play appeals, grease the wheels, raise your prices if you must
Alaskan coast, Galapagos, It can’t happen here
Double hull? Don’t be dull. Our stock would fall again
Deep well injection, causes an infection
Mother earth, will give birth, to defective life
SUVs, ATVs, make a choice, it’s you or me
Drill some more, off our shores, exploit our only home
We all live in a corporate stew
We all live in a corporate stew
We all live in a corporate stew
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7. |
Killing Machine
04:22
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We’ve got a new killing machine, it’s called a human being
With the right conditioning, results are positively blistering
Wind it up and set it free, hope it kills you, and not me
It’s a killing machine
Here’s our best killing machine: it’s a human being
Integrate with technology, or blend in with topography
Kill at night, it can kill all day, it destroys whatever we say
It’s a killing machine, it’s a killing machine
Go, fire, kill, die
This is our brand new killing machine, it’s a female killing machine
Dropping bombs from high above, she could be my true love
Raised from tender infancy to fulfill its destiny
It’s a killing machine
A vital part of our killing machine is the human being
Parts break from time to time, replacement parts will come on line
Time to discard the old, never mind what you’ve been told
It’s a killing machine, it’s a killing machine
Go, fire, kill, die
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