State of the Union (Hyde Park Demo)

Howdy, George and Mr. fink
Just wondering what you think
About workers' rights and freedom to all people

And Jesus, where you at
Thought by now that you'd be back
I been waitin' in a pew beneath the steeple

For peace and unity
Is all i really wanna see
I can't find it on my phone or my TV

There's fires in Hawaii
Flooding back home and overseas
Plastic in the ocean, and a lack of honey bees

What happened to the prophets
Were they not good for profits
Did they start hurting sales of guns and rockets

Have we just lost our way
Boy, be careful what you say
There's artificial ears inside your pockets

War in the Ukraine
War inside your brain
Bombs in the Near East, while arms dealers fan the flames

Who's gon' hold the reins
With all these opioids in our veins
Hard rains a-coming and we're bound in all these chains

There's revolution in the air
En garde, don't poke the bear
Aw, though I kinda wish you would

Don't wanna blame it on the system
Cos the systems made of people
And most the people I've met so far seem pretty good

But just a couple rotten eggs
Can spoil the whole bunch
Guess it's genetically engineered meat for lunch

Well porn is free and easy to find
That must be because them geeks are so damn kind
Gotta give these kids something to do

People strugglin', lackin' purpose
The devils rising to the surface
We're all in desperate need of something true

The unholy trinity
Selling junk to you and me
Peddling fear and hate and consumerism

Down on State Street you can get your kicks
'Long as you work your whole damn life and take your licks
And agree to the terms of your new digital feudalism

We're not gonna get what we need, and we all know
From a crooked Trump or Sleepy Eyed Joe
Or frankly, any of these other politicians

You see, it's you and I, and we're on our own
And after all, we built this home
There's sign on the lawmakers door that says gone fishin'

We need communion
A real state of union
Some lovin' humans
A family reunion