State of the Union (Hyde Park Demo) Lyrics

Howdy, George and Mr. fink

Just wondering what you think

About workers' rights and freedom to all people

And Jesus, where you at

Thought by now that you'd be back

I been waitin' in a pew beneath the steeple

For peace and unity

Is all i really wanna see

I can't find it on my phone or my TV

There's fires in Hawaii

Flooding back home and overseas

Plastic in the ocean, and a lack of honey bees

What happened to the prophets

Were they not good for profits

Did they start hurting sales of guns and rockets

Have we just lost our way

Boy, be careful what you say

There's artificial ears inside your pockets

War in the Ukraine

War inside your brain

Bombs in the Near East, while arms dealers fan the flames

Who's gon' hold the reins

With all these opioids in our veins

Hard rains a-coming and we're bound in all these chains

There's revolution in the air

En garde, don't poke the bear

Aw, though I kinda wish you would

Don't wanna blame it on the system

Cos the systems made of people

And most the people I've met so far seem pretty good

But just a couple rotten eggs

Can spoil the whole bunch

Guess it's genetically engineered meat for lunch

Well porn is free and easy to find

That must be because them geeks are so damn kind

Gotta give these kids something to do

People strugglin', lackin' purpose

The devils rising to the surface

We're all in desperate need of something true

The unholy trinity

Selling junk to you and me

Peddling fear and hate and consumerism

Down on State Street you can get your kicks

'Long as you work your whole damn life and take your licks

And agree to the terms of your new digital feudalism

We're not gonna get what we need, and we all know

From a crooked Trump or Sleepy Eyed Joe

Or frankly, any of these other politicians

You see, it's you and I, and we're on our own

And after all, we built this home

There's sign on the lawmakers door that says gone fishin'

We need communion

A real state of union

Some lovin' humans

A family reunion