Americas Dreaming

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If crooks are in charge, should we 
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let them pick our pockets?
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If we don't want trouble, should 
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we not try to stop it?
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We could just sink into the 
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quicksand slavery we're born in
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But fighting endless wars for 
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greedy liars is getting pretty 
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boring

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They think they got us trained, so
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 we'll think we're living free
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If we got time and money for junk
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 food and TV
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But it's plain honest people never
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 stand a chance of winning elections
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They just let us pick which liars 
take our rights away for our own 
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protection

[Verse 2]
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The corporate propaganda 
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paralyzes us with fear
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Destroying our ability to trust
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Fear keeps us fighting with each 
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other over scraps
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Starving to death in the dust
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Organized religion really helps you 
submit
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But the meek are inheriting the 
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short end of the stick
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Think twice (think twice) we're 
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awaking from the dream
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Think twice (think twice) we don't 
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like what we see

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[Verse 3]
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Fear surrounds compassion like a 
layer of mold
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And weakens our defenses so we're 
too weak to be bold
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Life could be heaven, but this 
corrupted system
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Takes away our rights, expects us 
not to miss them
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The middle class is shrinking while 
the lower class grows
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If we don't wake up soon, we'll have
 no class left to lose
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But at least we're getting by, and 
there's heaven when we die
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It's hard for honest people to 
recognize a lie

[Break]
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It's an American dream, there's no 
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pie in the sky
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We're running out of credit, we 
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can't afford to buy it
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If it weren't so sad, it'd be a 
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goddamn riot

[Final Verse]
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Think twice, the change that we 
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need can be found
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Think twice, just don't expect to 
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get it handed down
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Think twice, right now it's up to 
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you and me
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Our hearts guide our minds to make 
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greed obsolete

[Otro]
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Don't run in circles all your life 
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just hoping
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To grab a horse on a dead carousel