...And Now Back To Our Programming

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[Part 1: Civilized Bloodbath] [Intro] [Doctor]: "Something wonderful happens! When you change to Philip Morris, you'll feel better!" [Woman]: "Did you say I'll feel better smoking Philip Morris?" [Doctor]: "Yes, you will feel better. And here are the reasons why. In case after case, coughs due to smoking disappear. The parched throat clears up, that stale "smoked-out" feeling vanishes." [Woman]: "That is wonderful!" [Doctor]: "When you change to Philip Morris, you really taste your cigarette once again. The clear, clean taste of fine mellow tobacco. And your food will taste better, too!" [Woman]: "But why do these wonderful things happen when I change to Philip Morris?" [Doctor]: "Because you will be smoking one cigarette with a difference in manufacture. An important difference that avoids a common cause of cigarette irritation. Day after day, you will be smoking the cigarette recommended by eminent nose and throat specialists to patients who smoke. The one cigarette proved definitely milder than any other leading brand. Whether you've been smoking for ten months or ten years, something wonderful happens! You will feel better when you change to Philip Morris. So remember, next time you buy cigarettes, be sure you call for Philip Morriss, and feel something wonderful happen to you!" [Verse 1] Philip Morris and R. J. Reynolds kill with 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 in Nigeria belongs to Shell Pepsi dealt with the oppressive regimes in the Philippines to build another Taco Bell General Motors creates competition with their "whipsawing" tactics role DuPont alone is responsible for four percent of the ozone layer hole [Chorus] Public opinion lobotomized Civilized bloodbath Smoke screen security Civilized bloodbath Populations prioritized Civilized bloodbath Third-world trophy Civilized bloodbath [Verse 2] Texaco's diseased people of the Amazon and Indonesia Vivisections performed by Gillette and Unilever Walmart moves in to monopolize and rape communities Nestlé is responsible for third-world deaths from baby bottle disease Johnson & Johnson's anti-diarrhea drops killed children in Pakistan Chinese immigrant slave labor makes Levi's Dockers in Saipan The FDA has approved irritating food for Vindicator Forests are clearcut by Mitsubishi, Maxxam and Stone Container [Chorus] Civilized bloodbath Civilized bloodbath Civilized bloodbath Civilized bloodbath [Verse 3] We all like to point the finger at the faceless company But the corporate 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 [Chorus] Public opinion lobotomized Civilized bloodbath Smoke screen security Civilized bloodbath Populations prioritized Civilized bloodbath Third-world trophy Civilized bloodbath [Outro] The self-righteousness of judgement is something that no human being has the luxury to pass Every single one of us survives 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 involvement is based on individual beliefs and ambitions Hope needs to be nurtured, compassion and understanding will not grow out of scrutiny Encouragement and tolerance are the only way that activism will evolve from indifference [Part 2: This Was Your Life] [Intro] "Ha-ha thank you, thank you... Ah God bless, thank you! And now, back to our programming!" [Verse 1] 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 your feelings stay immune And the bullshit they feed you, continue to consume Consume! Consume! Consume! Consume! [Verse 2] 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 who 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 [Verse 3] 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 among yourselves, we keep you separate 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 [Verse 4] 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 [Pre-Outro] And when you grow old with your husband or with your wife (This) You'll be used to it, you'll be used to it (Was) And to think that your whole fucking life (Your) You took our shit (Life) This was your life! [Outro] You've always been dead! Dead! Dead! Dead! Dead! [Part 3: You've Always Been Dead] [Intro] Capitalism is responsible for the lifestyle you've enjoyed Who cares about the people slain? Be thankful you're employed It's not about consumer 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 destroy our system, we're going to take you with us [Verse 1] The public relations industry studies our every move Constantly advising corporations on how they can improve Their profits, their monopolies, their uncompromising growth And how to breed 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 compels 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 programmed you your entire existence It becomes much more difficult to evolve towards resistence [Verse 2] Have 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? [Verse 3] Have we had enough 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 compromise too much to risk damaging our pride? Do we have enough hope to still find trust in someone else? Do we have the compassion to fight 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? [Pre-Outro] This was your life! This was your life! [Outro] It is still your option what path to choose Don't let the only change you 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 they're politically convenient? You're stuck in society's trap and although you're trying 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've already got you as their possession