LIAR

“A POX IN THE BODY POLITIC”

My country 'tis of thee
harsh land of poverty,
legalized highway robbery,
land of the graves
and the lynching tree.

They use the Constitution to wipe their ass
while they drink our blood from the champagne glass
home of the late, great middle class
who's paying for the party
on the manicured grass

Prison life's the career they offer
while they drown you in debt
to fill their coffers
science is just a hoax and a plot
gambling's their answer
drop your future in the slot

If you're ever in trouble
don't call the heat
for your protection, it's your head they'll beat.
"To Provoke And Enslave" is the motto they use
with a gun to your head it's hard to refuse.

War is the business of this great state
supported by greed, bloodlust and hate
because we're "exceptional" we got it to do
got something we want
we'll come take it from you

My country 'tis of thee
It's just a "used to be"
A tragic king's manifest destiny
an inside job is all it took.
The final betrayal closed the book.
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