Ani Difranco - Serpentine Lyrics
Pavlov hits me with more bad news every time I answer the phoneSo I play and I sing and I just let it ring,All day when Im at homeA defacto choice ofMacro-microcosmic melancholyBut baby any way you slice it,Im thinkin I could just as soon use the time aloneYeah the goons have gone globalAnd the ceos are shredding filesAnd the democrans and the republicratsAre flashing their toothy smilesAnd uncle tom is posing for a photo-op with the oval office klanAnd uncle sam is riggin *****fights in the promised landAnd that knife you stuck in my back is still thereIt pinches a little when I sigh and moanAnd these days Im thinkin I could just as soon use the time aloneCause all the wrong people have the power of suggestionAnd the freedom of the press is meaningless if nobody asks the questionI mean causation by definition is such a complex compilation of factorsThat to even try to say why is to oversimplifyThats a far cry, isnt it dear, from acting like youre the only one thereUnrepentantly self-centered and unfairEnter all suckers scrambling for the truthExit mr. eye-contact who took his flirt and flew the coupBut whatever, no matter, no fishin trips, no fishinCause mommas officially out of commissionAnd did I mention in there somewhereDid I mention somewhere in thereThat I traded babe ruth,Yes I traded the only playerThat was bigger than the gameAnd I cant even tell you why,Cause youd think Im insane.And thats the truthAnd the music industry mafia is pimping girl powerSniping off sharp-shooter singles from their styrofoam towers,And hip-hop is tied up in the back room with a logo stuffed in its mouthCause the masters tools will never dismantle the masters houseBut then, Im getting away from myselfAs I get closer and closer homeAnd the difference between you and me babyIs I get *****ed up when Im aloneAnd I must admit todayThat my inner pessimist seems to have gotten the best of meWe start out sugared up on kool aid and manifest destinyAnd then we memorize all the presidents names like little trained monkeysAnd we spit into the world so many spinny-eyed tv junkiesIncapable of unraveling the military-industrial mysteryPre-emptively passified with history book historyAnd Ive been around the world now and I can see this about americaThe mind control is deep here, manThe myopia is steep here, manAnd behold those who try to expose the realityReally try to realize democracyAre shot with rubber bullets and gassed off the streetsWhile the global power brokers are kept clean and discreetBehind a wallBehind a moatAnd that is allThats allThats all she wroteAnd my heart beats an s-s-s o-o-o s-s-sCause folks just really couldnt care-care-care less-less-lessAs long as every day is superbowl sundayAnd larger than life women in lingerie are pouting at us from every bus stopShe loves me, she loves me notShe loves me, she loves me notShe loves me, she loves me notAnd big government should not stand between a man and his moneyI mean, whats good for business is good for the countryOur children still take that lie like communion,The same old line the confederacy used on the unionConjugate liberty into libertarianAnd medicated associated with deregulation privitizationWe wont even know were slaves on a corporate plantationSomebody say hallelujah,Somebody say damnation,Cause the profit system follows the path of least resistanceAnd the path of least resistance is what makes the river crookedMakes it serpentineCapitalism is the devils wet dreamSo just give me my judy garland drugs and let me get back to workCause the empire state building is the tallest building in new yorkAnd I have always got the feelingYou just like to hear it fall off your tongueBut I remember my name in your mouthAnd I dont think I was done hearing it close to my earOn a whispers way to a moanPavlov hits me with more bad news every time I answer the phoneSo I play and I sing and just let it ring,All day when Im at homeA defacto choice ofMacro-microcosmic melancholyBut baby any way you slice it,Im thinkin I could just as soon use the time alone
