We traded wonder for confidence
Balance for convenience
Consciousness for brands
While the well-connected thieves
Run a circus that never leaves

Corporations kill and profit
With cops and judges in their pocket
Quick or slow, their work is lethal
But this world belongs to people
We've got to take it back
We've got to take it back
We've got to take it back
We've got to take it back
And shareholders can screw themselves
If greed is all that gets them out of bed

The future is now a dream of Mars
Sense of place is a sexy car
Timelessness is speed
When you plant those Frankenseeds
They will all come up as weeds

Corporations kill and profit
With cops and judges in their pocket
Quick or slow, their work is lethal
But this world belongs to people
We've got to take it back
We've got to take it back
We've got to take it back
We've got to take it back
And shareholders can screw themselves
If greed is all that gets them out of bed

From Vietnam to Guatemala
Down go bombs, up come dollars
From Prudhoe Bay to Athabasca
Don't look away from this disaster
From Shopping Town to Landfill City
It's falling down, so we're kept busy
Tied up in deals, the land unravels
The common weal under the gavel

© 2011 John Newlands
© 2011 Rachael Charbonneau

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