Hypocrisy is the Greatest Luxury

Lyrics

[Verse 1: Michael Franti] Life these days can be so complex We don't make the time to stop and reflect I know from first hand experience, one can go delirious Seriously, it can be like that But before I put my foot in my mouth 'Cause that's what I'm about to start talking about Please let me confess before all the rest That I'm afflicted by this addicted like most in the U.S It's tough to make a living when you're an artist It's even tougher when you're socially conscious Careerism, opportunism can turn the politics into cartoonism Let's not patronize or criticize Let's open the door and look inside Pull the file on this state of denial [Hook: Michael Franti] Hypocrisy is the greatest luxury Raise the double standard Hypocrisy is the greatest luxury Raise the double standard Hypocrisy is the greatest luxury Raise the double standard Hypocrisy is the greatest luxury Raise the double standard [Verse 2: Michael Franti] The bass, the treble, don't make a rebel, having your life together does America has an image of a young one Fast living, not give an expletive No respect for his or the lives of those around him Suicidal, homicidal or at very least extremely unbridled How convenient for those who would like to destroy him The problem has never been our political logic, but the way we enact it We can imagine a perfect society but can't maintain a decent relationship The failure found in the luxury, not in the hardship [Hook: Michael Franti] Hypocrisy is the greatest luxury Raise the double standard Hypocrisy is the greatest luxury Raise the double standard Hypocrisy is the greatest luxury Raise the double standard Hypocrisy is the greatest luxury Raise the double standard [Bridge: Charlie Hunter] The next section is devoted strictly to great silence Just sounds we consider to be very exciting and worth listening to [Hook: Michael Franti] Hypocrisy is the greatest luxury Raise the double standard Hypocrisy is the greatest luxury Raise the double standard Hypocrisy is the greatest luxury Raise the double standard Hypocrisy is the greatest luxury Raise the double standard Hypocrisy is the greatest luxury Raise the double standard Hypocrisy is the greatest luxury Raise the double standard Hypocrisy is the greatest luxury Raise the double standard Hypocrisy is the greatest luxury Raise the double standard