Ostrich Lessons

Kick back, relax, fuck the fact that
We've let maniacs run the show since long ago
You'd think that'd be something that we'd outgrow
But oh no we just keep going with the flow
Peep the news, scripted interviews
50-billion views, basic folk are so easily amused
And just as easily confused
Sleazily used and abused, breezily excused
School's cool if you like to follow rules, conform
And blindly do whatever they tell you to
Don't question the lesson when class is in session
No addressing all the bullshit they're telling you
The majority of authority is as straight as a hook
Corruption rampant everywhere you look
So shut your eyes, stick your head in the sand
Can't get shook if you're going by the ostrich playbook

Swallow the blue pill, let 'em feed you
Follow the leader wherever he wants to lead you
We don't need more readers
Be a good little breeder and make another mindless cheerleader
Don't read between the lines, nothing to see here
By the way: here, have another beer (cheers)
Steer clear of their thin veneer
Spend another year in fear sitting on your rear
Fear is what they're tellin' to keep you from rebellin'
Compellin' you to buy whatever it is they're sellin'
They're fortune tellin', you'd do well to expel
All that bullshit from your head, quit dwellin'
Free speech is so last week, antique
You best come correct, politically, before you speak
Our fragile ears are far too weak to hear the bleak truth
No room for critique. We are PC chic

Close your eyes but not for me
Just pretend that you can see

Open up, let 'em take their cut before your wallet's shut
If you don't they'll gladly fuck you in the butt
Even if you're in a rut
They'll still squeeze the jelly from your donut more than somewhat
If it's smellin' funky, it's cause it's fuckin' bunk, see?
They make you chunky to keep you from acting spunky
They treat you like a monkey, a worthless junkie
Respect you like a dumpy money pumping flunky
Left, right: two sides of the same bill. So chill
Only in it for the power and the thrill
And of course to impose their will
To shill, to spill the lie that money rolls downhill
Might be too late for change, might not
Don't know, no time for thought, look at what I just bought
It ain't a yacht but it's shiny and new
What was I saying to you? Huh, guess I forgot

Close your eyes but not for me
Just pretend that you can see