Voice Of Dissent

In university vivisection labs another million of government grants is spent

For better money a lawyer sells out the client he's supposed to represent

Insurance companies public relations campaigns are an undisputable lie

Blaming 'insurance fraud' as the reason why premiums are so ridiculously high

They use their advertising propaganda to convince the people that they're not corrupt

And so the disabled are viewed as criminals, while they're the ones who won't pay up

Pharmaceutical stock-holding doctors playing god with peoples lives

They'll subject you to chemotherapy knowing well you won't survive

The whitewashing of minds and the greasing of hands

Is why this capitalist system and government still stands

How many patients will die from a disease without the cause ever being known

Like the members of the military who are now inflicted with gulf war syndrome

Could this be another mysterious disease that they swear lacks their involvement

Or an experiment done by the chemical-biological warfare department

Research and production paid for by the pentagon's black budget funding

That's secretly been agreed to be increased by the next presidential candidate running

Whose office has to be bought quickly because he's running out of time

And his opponent endorsed capital punishment first to show he's tough on crime

The whitewashing of minds and the greasing of hands

Is why this capitalist system and government still stands

But both will agree the reports of political prisoners are merely fairy tales

It's absurd to think that innocent people might inhabit our jails

It's more acceptable and politically profitable to believe the corrupt F.O.P.

Whose true colors are occasionally caught on videotape for the entire world to see

In addition to cops beating dissidents there are more extreme solutions

Like the government sanctioned lobotomies performed in mental institutions

That the state can confidently assure us no longer occurs

Apathy is the condition that their money and propaganda now preserves

The whitewashing of minds and the greasing of hands

Is why this capitalist system and government still stands

Status is manipulated by capital, those with wealth now feed the publics view

Power is kept beyond the peoples reach, the world is run by the few

People of independent and artistic thought have all been ostracized

Now seen as freaks and lunatics culture has been lobotomized

Finances now proclaim importance, the businessmen hold the respected opinion

And possess the means to maintain their power in this capitalist dominion

They take every precaution to insure that our path's already set

And revel in their efforts when we absolutely pose no threat

Just like the child on Ritalin that's force-fed drugs to control behavior

Or the flock of worshippers on their knees obedient servants to their savior

Or the people who once stood defiant that alcohol now keeps complacent

Or the suppression of the imagination, thanks to mindless entertainment

The entertaining of our minds leads to the containing of our lives

Where compassion has no place but capitalism thrives

And the ruling class survives because money dictates what's right

While the ills of our society are conveniently kept out of sight

When we mirror their ideals and adhere to money and control

It affects all facets of our lives and swiftly takes its toll

No person or profession is immune from moneys filthy reach

It turns us against one another and keeps us on a leash

When money and distractions reinforce the oppressive grasp

Any hopes of creating change will regrettably collapse

The more problems we have as individuals, the more we seem to miss

The more they divert our attention the more they can accomplish

The whitewashing of minds and the greasing of hands

Is why this capitalist system and government still stands

We naively believe that if we just play their game then maybe we stand a chance

We step on one another in hopes that our lives will soon advance

We overlook each other's needs and give in to the pressures of the state

We don't trust our leaders when it comes to politics but we allow them to control our fate

If we live our lives under their heel do we really have a choice

But to break the cycle of silence and raise our dissenting voice

To support government oppression by indifference may not be our intent

But it's still just as effective as if we gave them our consent