bleed us dry

and once again the walls are caving in

the roof is collapsing as the room begins to spin.

i'm suffocating here, can you hear me; I CAN'T BREATHE!

my ribcage is a prison, i need my heart back on my sleeve.

my own muffled voice is lodged inside my throat

my volume has been muted by government's remote.

a columned facade of pretend power has left me impotent

a municipality has been decieved and corrupted by a cowboy president.

i scream injustice, but no one hears a peep,

beauracratic earplugs rush the wicked off to sleep.

corruption, graft and kickback are our keywords for the day,

when i say enron, you say campaign contributions courtesy of kenny lay

when i say halliburton in iraq, you say cheney, CEO.

when i ask who's a war-hawk, you say rummy is a pro.

when i say defense lobby, you say leaders of our nation.

when i say lies and murder, you say bush administration.

when i say cheetah's strip club, you say san diego city council,

when i say say we've been fucked, you say it certainly appears so.