Our children consume neurotoxic fumes, at a rate that we cannot calculate
Our children are told to pledge allegiance to the market and the state
Let's revolt against that corporate thunderbolt
Let's expropriate the resources that the robber barons own
The anarchists they have receded the empire has grown
And history is a mystery the future is unknown
The economic race is rigged but people are still gambling
People still vote on rulers politicians are still rambling
About hypothetical jobs I swear they will one day be created
After a few dissident countries are conveniently invaded
The american dream is nonexistent, the american dream is for sale
The american dream is a hallucinogen the american dream is stale
The american dream is a phony friend, the american dream is your enemy
The american dream created a disease in order to sell you a violent remedy
We have traded morality for the illusion of luxury
We have traded an economy based on gifts and needs for wage labor and usury
We are living in the realm, of hungry ghosts
Politicians and bosses are parasites and we are their hosts
We are forced to supply our oppressors with their ammunition
While our families suffer from avoidable malnutrition
I just want to dodge avoidable pain
And I want extra armor for my brain
Because this bulletproof vest and this helmet is not going to protect me from the American Empire
The market gave you a wallet just to steal it from your pocket
Tomorrow we will try to repair yesterday's flat tire
Because
The american dream is nonexistent, the american dream is for sale
The american dream is a hallucinogen the american dream is stale
The american dream is a phony friend, the american dream is your enemy
The american dream created a disease in order to sell you a violent remedy