A danceable romp through the absurdity of electoral politics in America.
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None of the Above
Sick of the election dominatin the news
a dozen different candidates, all with the same views
every single one wants more free trade
not a single one 'll just call a spade a spade
and once they get elected all the promises fade
cuz what they really want is a chance to get paid
government is a business, no doubt about it
so I'm climb to the rooftops, scream and shout it
sick of fake debates with all the questions screened
all it does is reinforce the same machine
the same platitudes and promises we've heard for years
the same war without end playin on our fears
we've got everything in common so let's build together
instead of fightin they wars and getting killed together
They don't care about us! They ain't showin us love!
so if you vote, check “other”, write “none of the above”
neo-cons / neo-liberals, like flippin a dime
democrats & republicans - partners in crime
so quit playin the game, it always ends the same
instead flip the script and rip the campaigns
no candidate can bring change, that's not how it happens
change is the product of struggle, action
for everyone screamin out “america's the greatest”
you're ass is the reason most of the world hates us
we're number 1 in surveillance, privacy violations,
number one in the size of our prison population
number one in corporate power, lack of democracy,
the biggest funder of terrorism and hypocrisy
the biggest polluter, the worst on human rights
the biggest bully on the planet, always looking for a fight
it's 1 party with 2 heads, when push comes to shove
so if you vote, check “other”, write “none of the above”
we've been told so long that we need these bastards
that most of us just sit back and believe it
but the nation state is a recent invention
and if we asked our ancestors, they couldn't even conceive it
imagine governing ourselves in our local communities
with real and direct democracy
in a world order based on mutual aid,
real freedom and equality,
Nobody on the ballot, nobody in the white house
nobody in the senate, just turn the lights out
if ya wanna have democracy it's gotta be local
where at least we the people can be more vocal
no more special interests, or lobbying firms
no more pork barrel spending to burn
no more paying for these lyin pigs to oppress us
ordering cops to harass and arrest us
nobody running up the national debt
nobody waging war, and before I forget
nobody in the board rooms, no more executives
no more ceo's who make themselves rich
by cutting our pay, benefits and healthcare
no more taxing us for corporate welfare
no more good cop bad cop hawks and doves
so when I vote, I check “other” & write “none of the above”
