we livin' in a mean time and an aggressive time
a painful time
a time where cynicism rots the vine
in a time where violence blocks the summer shine
lifetimes
go by in a flash
in the search for love
in the search for cash
everybody wanna be some fat tycoon
everybode wanna be on a tropic honeymoon
nobody wanna sing a little bit out of tune
or be the backbone of a rebel platoon
it's too soon to step out of line
you might get laughed at you might get fined
but do you fear me when i say i feel pain everyday
when i see the way my friends gotta slave
and never get ahead of bills they gotta pay
no way no way!
some make a living doing killing colombian penicillin
some are willing to play the villain they just chillin'
to pass the time
pass the information
or pass the wine
pass the buck or pass the baton
but you can't pass the police or the pentagon
the i.r.s. or the upper echelon
i think it's time to make a move on the contradiction
bom-bom
rock the nation
take over television and radio station
bom-bom the truth shall come
give the corporation some complication!
this is the dawning of our time i say it one more time
to emphasize the meaning of my rhyme
to rise above all the dirt and grime
add the right spice at the right time
fuck the constitution
are we part of the solution or are we part of the pollution
sittin' by and wonderin' why
things ain't the way we like to find them to be
to be
for you and for me the people over there and the ones in between
check our habitation are we a peace lovin' nation
peace lovin' nation
i have a reasonable doubt i think i'll just spell it out
there's no need to scream or to shout
the n.r.a. just bought a man's soul
then he jumps up and shouts gun control
the government says that killin's a sin
unless you kill a murderer with a lethal syringe
so i ask again are we peace lover's then"