Anger In This Land
You’ve sworn to serve but we’ve got serious doubts
‘Cause why are so many still going without
You gave too many handouts to all these other countries
While we’ve still got people goin’ hungry and out on the street
First let’s take care of our very own right here at home
‘Stead of you tryin’ to solve the whole world’s problems from up on your throne
When your power and prestige are placed above and beyond all else
It’s the real issues at hand that end up dead on the shelf
Meanwhile what do we get in return for all we’ve given away
They just hate us even more and then spit in our face
There’s anger in this land
Yeah there’s anger in this land
It ain’t hard to understand
Why there’s anger in this land
How can a family save or even make it today
When they’re barely scrapin’ by on the goin’ wage
Regardless of working conditions or the quality of their lives
To turn the biggest profit is the only bottom line
People have to work more than ever now just to survive
Less time for their families and the good things in life
Only to abandon their own dreams for what makes the biggest buck
Just doin’ what’s expected, goin’ nowhere, feelin’ stuck
More and more thinkin’ that life’s just passing ‘em by
Many of our youth in trouble left at home unsupervised
While everyday another small business goes belly up
That couldn’t compete with the corporation where more’s never enough
There’s anger in this land
Yeah there’s anger in this land
It ain’t hard to understand
That there’s anger in this land
When our big chief manages to get himself in a mess of his own design
He attracts more attention than ever and scores the biggest headlines
He just got carried away with his own power a bit more than he should
Though he’ll stay right where he is long as the economy’s good
Lots of people outraged but this wouldn’t be the first time
It’s what we’ve come to expect from the political kind
But there’s far too much pride there to ever admit to a mistake
That’s why it looks so easy as they lie right to your face
Why do we go on blindly feeding such a blatantly corrupt machine
That’s fueled by manipulation, deception and greed
I know you’re with what I’m talkin about
Its been building up so long
Let’s blow the lid off and let it all out
Bring back the power where it belongs
So we can’t count on our leaders to ever tell us the truth
Since our country’s run primarily by special interest groups
They fund the big campaign to put their man at the top
Then pull the strings while he just talks the talk
Sure to spin quite the tale to get your money and sway your vote
Then not far down the road you find you’re on the raw end of the joke
The least of their concerns are the needs of the common man
To generate more wealth and power remains their only plan
But overtime they’ve created a monster that we’re unduly required to feed
And it’s so bogged down, inept and bloated it’s long been obsolete
There’s anger in this land
Yeh there’s anger in this land
It’s not hard to understand
How there’s anger in this land
We’ve learned from experience to question authority
And the repression right here in the land of the free
Gone are the days of my country no matter right or wrong
And our willingness to swallow their lies and just go along
Yet some don’t seem that concerned about our current state
As long as they’re making good money, livin’ large and gettin’ laid
Though with life's pressures mounting not quite as clever with how to best cope
So they go for the latest diversion along side old standbys booze and dope
But it’s more about denial of years of pent up pain and rage
‘Til suddenly it all comes bursting out in the worst possible ways
Come on people of this great land
Its time we make a stand
Are we gonna be why things just stay the same
Or the instruments of change
Our forefathers were radicals, visionaries and men with foresight
Who rebelled against over taxation and unequal rights
If you look around and see what’s really happening today
The past resembles the present in an all too similar way
No doubt they’ve taken far more than their fair share of our pay
Just where all the money goes we really don’t have a say
Why pour the lion’s share into what’s already the mightiest war machine
Instead how ‘bout using our dollars for helping our own in need
It’s self evident the principals this country’s founded on were lost sight of long ago
Cast aside by corporate power and a government that’s out of our control
There’s anger in this land
Yeh there’s anger in this land
In many a woman, child and man
There’s anger in this land
How can our reps act as our voice when they can’t be bothered to hear
Their choices are based solely on what will best further their career
Even if yours is a matter of great concern they're not so eager to know
While their doors and pockets are always open to those willing to buy their soul
Your thoughts, opinions, and feelings don’t really matter in the least
After all you’re but a tiny microchip in the mega infrastructure of the beast
While those who wear a badge aren’t here merely to serve and to protect
When it’s still business as usual to intimidate, bully, control, and suppress
As the walls grow taller while you get smaller in the overall scheme of things
Their grip gets tighter as your weight gets lighter in the say of what song we sing
Now there’re more laws, rules, and regulations being put into effect each day
While we just stand by and watch as our rights and our freedoms are eroding away