Michael LaBash Dorothy Jesse Beagle - Selling Out

Selling Out.

The victim/blame/devil/punish/self righteous/
guillotine\hate-poor\hate-children\hate-intellectual\
(you notice the once-smart getting stupid) worship
flag\love guns\love money\love hate\compromise\
compromise\compromise\prison is the answer\
prison is the answer\prison is the answer\prison
is the answer\screw the workers\screw the workers\
screw the workers\I've got the bomb\I've got the
big bomb\I've got the big bomb\I've got the big
bomb\but they've got anthrax\they've got anthrax\
give it to the Army\(antidote) give it to the soldiers\
give it to the soldiers (thousands)\oh, they said they
don't want it\they said they won't have it\
there's too many of them\don't give the anthrax\
don't give the anthrax \we've got the bomb\
they've got a terrorist\we've got the bomb\they've
got a suicide terrorist\we've got the world's biggest
bomb\they've got a guy whose soul will go to
heaven if he ties the body to a bomb\we've got
the big bomb\they've got a guy with a chance to
go to heaven\they're religion is real\they're religion
is real\they're religion is real\not political zeal\
their religion is real\not 'gimmee your money' zeal\
gimmee your money\gimmee your money\control
the women\control the women\say we want the
babies\control the women\but don't feed the babies\
say we want the babies\don't take care of the
babies\control the women\but don't take care of
the babies\talk about sin\talk about whores\talk
about sin\talk about whores (God I love whores!
caught the preacher with the whore)\talk about
sin\fall in line\talk about sin (I KNOW what it is
to sin brother) talk about sin\fall in line\sin is bad\
pure is good\white is good\white people are good\
they rule!\white people are good\they rule!\
I am the way\God is the way\then I am God\
I am the way\God is the way\then I am God\
fall in line\checkers\checkers\fall in line\
checkers\checkers fall\in line\line up\fall in\
line up\fall in\let he\he\who is\who is\without
sin\without\without sin\throw the first stone\
throw\the first stone\let he/she lethe/she
be free let he/she
be freelet he/she
be free let he/shebe freelet he/she
controlcontrol
controlfall infall in
fall in
fall into thefall infall in
fall into the
mundanemuzak
fall into the
mundanemuzak
fall into the
mediocre mediocre
fall into the
mediocre mediocre
fall into the
use my brain
use my brain
use my brain now
fall into the
don't stand up in the pew
fall into the
don't stand up in the pew
fall into the
don't stand up in the pew
you might rock the boat
whatever
you do
don't rock the boat
you might rock the boat
whatever
you do
don't rock the boat
you might rock the boat
whatever
you do
don't rock the boat
what
ever
you
do
don't
rock
the
boat


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