| back and forth, t.v. |
| to school, there’s not much else you know
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| they’re the only things that feed you what you think, you need to grow
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| in the meantime, washington’s concerned with overseas
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| establishing (through corporate interest) foreigh policies
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| get off the bus, walk through the door, a latchkey kid alone
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| the t.v. |
| is on as soon as you set foot in your home
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| today is different, news is on instead of normal shows
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| when i was younger, persian gulf. |
| now kids see kosovo
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| u.s. |
| army, channel 4
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| how can you trust anyone who’s televised a war
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| oil, power, channel 3
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| there’s entertainment value in the military
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| investors increase profit margin, networks boost their ratings
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| protest turns to celebration and disapproval is fading
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| thousands die, but war is profit america is grinning
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| t.v. |
| dinners, fat with pride and thinking we are winning
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| watch for our prosperity
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| watch for our economy
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| watch us die on t.v.
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| watch us kill humanity
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| back and forth, t.v. |
| to school, there’s not much else you know
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| they’re the only things that feed you what you think, you need to grow
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| so if you want your kids to learn the morals of modern war
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| then sit them down at home and they’ll tune into channel 4 |