America's Dreaming

If crooks are in charge, should we let them pick our pockets?

If we don't want trouble, should we not try to stop it?

We could just sink into the quicksand slavery we're born in

But fighting endless wars for greedy liars is getting pretty boring

They think they got us trained, so we'll think we're living free

If we got time and money for junk food and tv

But it's plain honest people never stand a chance of winning elections

They just let us pick which liars take our rights away for our own protection

The corporate propaganda paralyzes us with fear

Destroying our ability to trust

Fear keeps us fighting with each other over scraps

Starving to death in the dust

Organized religion really helps you submit

But the meek are inheriting the short end of the stick

Think twice (think twice) we're awaking from the dream

Think twice (think twice) we don't like what we see

Fear surrounds compassion like a layer of mold

And weakens our defenses so we're too weak to be bold

Life could be heaven, but this corrupted system

Takes away our rights, expects us not to miss them

The middle class is shrinking while the lower class grows

If we don't wake up soon, we'll have no class left to lose

But at least we're getting by, and there's heaven when we die

It's hard for honest people to recognize a lie

It's an american dream, there's no pie in the sky

We're running out of credit, we can't afford to buy it

If it weren't so sad, it'd be a goddamn riot

Think twice, the change that we need can be found

Think twice, just don't expect to get it handed down

Think twice, right now it's up to you and me

Our hearts guide our minds to make greed obsolete

Don't run in circles all your life just hoping

To grab a horse on a debt carousel