Adversity

<br>Thirty years of the same old shit<br>Of music, money, hit after hit<br>Smiles, lies, sales, walls<br>That`s thirty years of rock and roll<br>They changed it`s name once or twice<br>Get rebellious with a company deal<br>Business thrives where honesty fails<br>Contracts? Con tricks!<br>Sing revolution, wait `til it starts<br>One eye on the bank account, one on the charts<br>Government-sponsored rebellion--buy it!<br>A bit more product to keep us quiet!<br>Shhh<br>Product sells, people die<br>Same revolution, wrapped in lies<br>In these sexist, drugged-up, rock and roles<br>The biggest prizes to the biggest fools<br>Ask the puppet-masters who pull the strings<br>`Who makes the money when the puppets sing?`<br>Ask the corporations<br>`Where does the money go?`<br>Ask the empty-bellied children<br>`Tell me what are we singing for?`<br>Until we pull down the walls<br>It`ll stay the same<br>Until we find something new<br>Make it change<br>I know there most be more<br>So what are we singing for?<br>These puppets, underneath the skin, have the same problems as you and me--they want to be loved, don`t know where to begin. Just a wall`s width away, but impossible to get close. Offstage, with nothing to hide behind, the puppets are running away. And meanwhile, we`re running away from ourselves... and meanwhile, we`re running away from ourselves... and meanwhile, we`re running away from ourselves...<br>If our music makes you happy or content<br>It has failed<br>If our music entertains, but doesn`t inspire<br>It has failed<br>The music`s not a threat<br>Action the music inspires can be a threat!<br>I know there must be more...