Effusion

I just want to scream Can’t keep it in no more You listen to your leaders All others you ignore Mislead by all you see Misunderstanding all you hear
And what you don’t understand Is that your leader has drawn a line in front of you And he’s going to make sure you stand behind it No matter what the hell you do
You think you’re sitting pretty You think you’re doing fine But until you start thinking for yourself You’ll never cross that line
When you smile into the mirror Can’t you see the broken glass There are people starving in the streets While you’re getting wasted on your ass And if you don’t do something who the hell will Is the only question that is asked
Where does the answer lie? Don’t turn on the tube they don’t fucking know Look within you own simple mind And when your conscience keeps you up at night Maybe you’ll start putting up a fight Unless your selfish pride rears it’s ugly head And you’re soothed by the words your leader said
Why do they have to beg Why do they have to eat Why can’t they get a job Why can’t they learn to read Why don’t they go to school Why don’t they have a home Why? Why? Why? Because of people like me Why should they get a job Why should they go to school Why should they learn to read Why should they find a home When in the end they’d wind up just like me Reeking of my abhorrent philosophy
To listen to my leaders All others I ignore While I’m the one that’s begging For a life with something more Cause I’m not sitting pretty I’m not really doing fine Because I’m still not thinking for myself And I’ll never cross that line