I wanna pledge allegiance to the country where I live
I don't wanna be ashamed to be American
But opportunity, no, it don't exist
It's the opium of the populaceWe need some harder shit now
The truth's getting 'round
And each public school is a halfway houseWhere huddled masses sober up and upEnough?
There's not enough to fatten the cows
And feed all of us
It's just a rationing of luckWhat can't be bought gets raffled offOh God, good God, shed greed on thee
Your shining sea turned a
Dirty green from the industry
Off the shores of New JerseyI got a letter from the army
So, I think that I'll enlist
No, I'm not brave or proud of nothing
I just want to kill somethingToo bad that nowadays
You just point and click
Swing lo satellite
Hot white chariotIn the computers blue glare
Bombs burst in the air
There was a city once
Now nothing's thereOur freedom comes at their expenseIt makes sense, does it? Dollars and cents
They're stretching barbed wire
Across the picket fence
That's surrounding your housing developmentIn case you lack the confidenceOh God, my God, give strength to thee
These amber waves, purple majesty
Is nothing but backdrops for DisneyLook up close
It's superimposed on a blank blue screen
Ya, it's fantasy, fucking magicalThe dream floats like a chemical
Through each snapped synapse television past
That is beautiful no more, no more, no more