Are we consuming or are we being consumed?
America: the land of opportunity
Land of the free, home of the brave
Or is it a rat race we call life
Pacifiers and televisions for our children so we can work
60 hours a week under fluorescent lights to
Earn cars and computers and 1 week vacations to Disneyland
Slaves to the almighty dollar
Are we consuming or are we being consumed?
Got milk? Your way right away. Just do it. Where’s the beef?
Cut down rainforests for a 29 cent hamburger with my side of fries
Tons of rock excavated for my beloved’s wedding band
Waking to the smell of Colombian coffee
While Colombians don’t have enough to eat.
Are we consuming or are we being consumed?
A land filled with savages, but opportunity knocks
Fur and timber bound for the motherland
Plantations of tobacco and sugar
Kill the Red Man and bring in the Black
Build a rich nation from sweat and blood
God’s will takes us further West
Are we consuming or are we being consumed?
How far we have come.
How far will we go?
Blockbusters in Europe, McDonalds in China
A Starbucks around every corner
Hollywood exporting the American Dream.
America exporting its Hollywood products
The world our vast market
Are we consuming or are we being consumed?
Lobbyists: the strings for our puppets
Magazines with more ads than articles
Junkmail, the new door to door salesman
Pepsi Cola machines in the hallways
To educate the next generation
Be young, have fun, make money
Are we consuming or are we being consumed?
Temperature’s rising every year
Cancer a familiar visitor
A frog with six legs but can’t hop
Surplus yield with no food to eat
Where did all the buffalo go?
All good things must come to an end
Are we consuming or are we being consumed?
Are we consuming or have we been consumed?
Puigq
Music: “In 3’s” from the Beastie Boys- The In Sound From The Way Out!