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This is a hidden track on a boysetsfire EP.


nobody really seems to believe in anything anymore. everything has been tried, they say, and everything has failed. there's nothing anyone can do. people who try are mocked by the so-called "liberal media" who called protesters dirty and freakish. yeah, life sucks for some people. even most people. but there you have it, life deals you a hand and you play it. we live in a country that is envied and idolized around the world. we live in america, the united fucking states of america. the country of john wayne, monster truck rallies, the home of the brave and the haven of the wealthy. we're fucking number one. in crime, in drug addiction, in education?? no. not number one, more like what, 23 or something? our fellow citizens are taxed heavily but in return receive no health insurance, heavy welfare reform, no free preschool in the country, and crumbling schools. and the fucked up thing is, i mean the really fucked up thing is, the world can't wait to be just like us. walmart, step right up. starbucks, please take anything you want. europe and the rest of the world are dying to trade their culture and heritage for what? the ability to get nachos at four in the morning? who gives a fuck? the world's governments are literally lining up and begging us to have our way with them. destroy our land, who cares. pollute our drinking water, please. enslave our populous working class working for pennies making clothing for fucking yuppies, please. democracy cannot truly exist in the capitalist society. the only way a candidate can get to the point where he can truly influence the world around him is to be so in debt to corporate interest that he's pretty much a puppet on a string. a soulless marionette dancing to the rhythms of industry and corruption.

in america, you have the right to protest. as long as the protest is done within whatever confines the ruling class deems necessary. here is where you protest: in this little orange square, and no ones going to listen to you. it is really like being led to a soundproof room and being told, ok, here you go. say anything you want, here's your freedom of speech. protest has got to find a way to combat this. to literally force the world to listen to what we have to say. i'm not totally sure we've done that yet, but i know we will. people ask me, you hate america so much, so can you think of any countries that are actually better? and i say sure. maybe i can't think of any countries that have quite the assortment and plethora of bombs that we have, but i can think of plenty of countries that have governments that actually realize, in some small way or another, that maybe at least one small aspect and function of government is to take it citizens seriously. well at least they have universal healthcare, something the united states refuses to even investigate.