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Wake Up America

by The Refusers

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1.
Born To Rock 03:06
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Rock music should be protest songs Inspire people with a rocking sound Mental prisoners are held behind bars Let’s wake ‘em up with electric guitars Born to rock, born to rock, born to rock, rock the boat Speak truth to power And don’t be a coward People are afraid to bite the hand that feeds them So they sacrifice their freedom Born to rock, born to rock, born to rock, rock the boat Born to rock, born to rock, born to rock, rock the boat Hooray for hackers They defend us from freedom attackers To hell with puppetmasters Gonna rock their world with my stratocaster Thank God for whistleblowers They tell us secrets we don’t know They open our eyes to tyranny It’s time to stand up for liberty Born to rock, born to rock, born to rock, rock the boat Born to rock, born to rock, born to rock, rock the boat Born to rock, born to rock, born to rock, rock the boat Rock the boat
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Wake Up America 04:28
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Look at us now Illusion versus truth Money buys the government Media twists the news Lawyers destroy justice Doctors destroy health Lobbyists steal democracy From everybody else We’re gonna take this country back The government has been hijacked Politicians are getting kickbacks The constitution is being trashed Wake up America Wake up America Wake up America Wake up America The whole world is watching us The red white and blue Our violent movies fill their theaters Our shooters attack the schools Advertisers flaunt seduction Just to sell a bar of soap The poor got next to nothing They’re left without a hope We’re gonna take this country back The government has been hijacked Politicians are getting kickbacks The constitution is being trashed Wake up America Wake up America Wake up America Wake up America Wake up America Wake up America Wake up America Wake up America Wake up America Wake up America Wake up America Wake up America
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You Won't Read It In The NY Times 03:02
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Social networks are revolutionizing The way that we see the world Legacy media is shifting chairs on the Titanic And playing violins as their ship goes down You won’t read it in the NY Times CNN will dumb down your mind Mainstream media is all commercials They’ll kill a story if it’s controversial You won’t read it in the NY Times Latest news isn’t there, don’t waste your time Mainstream media’s lost in a vicious circle Everything is censored in the Wall Street Journal Inside the beltway the lapdog media plays Repeating what the government tells them to say But with Facebook, Twitter, Google and Drudge That old time media is biting the dust You won’t read it in the NY Times CNN will dumb down your mind Mainstream media is all commercials They’ll spike a story if it’s controversial You won’t read it in the NY Times Latest news isn’t there, don’t waste your time Mainstream media’s lost in a vicious circle Murdoch censors everything in the Wall Street Journal You won’t read it in the NY Times You won’t read it in the NY Times You won’t read it, no you won’t read it You sure won’t read it in the NY Times
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Hang The Bankers 03:19
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I think I know, I know why you do what you do I think I know why you do, why you do what you do You walk around in a gilded cage Everybody is a working slave I think I know, I know why you do what you do Run for the hills Davos man Into Custer’s last stand Too bad you lost the Midas touch Got no reward where the riches don’t rust Central banks abuse the public trust Hang the bankers! Hang the central bankers! Hang the bankers! Hang the central bankers! Do you know who is your unelected ruler? Do you know what the Federal Reserve is doing? They spread a bubble fairy tale Print money like a drunken sailor Do you know it’s you they are screwing? Goldman Sachs is a vampire squid Deceiving the world with their bullshit! Too bad they lost the Midas touch Got no reward where the riches don’t rust Central banks abuse the public trust Hang the bankers! Hang the central bankers! Hang the bankers! Hang the central bankers! Hang the central bankers, hang the central bankers, Hang the central bankers, hang the central bakers Hang the bankers! Hang the central bankers! Hang the bankers! Hang the central bankers!
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Go Back To Sleep 03:28
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There’s nothing to see here Don’t let your eye shed a tear Nothing’s wrong There’s nothing to fear here So cover your ears Just keep moving along Go back to sleep You silly little sheep Go back to sleep And do what you’re told Raise your arms above your head And march through the airport scanner Like prisoners in a row Raise your hand up and wave To the surveillance cameras Big Brother’s in control Go back to sleep You silly little sheep Go back to sleep And do what you’re told If a black sheep tempts you with a baaah Banish the thought Just follow the flock Go back to sleep You silly little sheep Go back to sleep And do what you’re told Go back to sleep You silly little sheep Go back to sleep And do what you’re told Go back to sleep Go back to sleep Go back to sleep And do what you’re told
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Backlash 02:55
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Power is an aphrodisiac Makes a good man go bad Politicians are egomaniacs Time to kick ‘em off our backs Pendulum is swinging back Reaction is reaching critical mass Middle class is going nowhere fast But we’re gonna have the last laugh Gonna be a backlash The world’s gone mad Gonna be a backlash We’re on the warpath The world is run by sociopaths Goldman Sachs fat cats Crony capitalist plutocrats Getting government bailouts to save their ass Pendulum is swinging back Reaction is reaching critical mass Middle class is going nowhere fast But we’re gonna have the last laugh Gonna be a backlash The world’s gone mad Gonna be a backlash We’re on the warpath Hush little baby don’t you cry Wall Street’s gonna sell you a lullaby Come into my parlor said the spider to the fly You won’t miss your water till your well runs dry Backlash, backlash, there’s gonna be a backlash Backlash, Backlash, there’s gonna be a backlash Backlash! Gonna be, gonna be, gonna be a backlash There’s gonna be a backlash, gonna be a backlash Backlash! There’s gonna be a backlash!
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Who Is The World For 02:49
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Rich man flies in a Gulfstream in the clouds looking down Poor man drives a jalopy looking up from the ground Who is the world for, the 1% or the working poor? Who is the world for, the 1% or the 99 below? Investment banker gets a 7 figure bonus For strip mining the economy Students crushed with enormous college debts low wage jobs and useless degrees Who is the world for, the 1% or the working poor? Who is the world for, the 1% or the 99 below? Who is the world for, bankers bonuses and designer stores? All God’s children need to know, who is the world for? Johnny marches off to battle Defending the price of gasoline Politicians stay home and take credit Out of range of the artillery Who is the world for, the 1% or the working poor? Who is the world for, the 1% or the 99 below?
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American Dream 03:15
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Immigrant moves here, works real hard Climbs that ladder to a house and a yard Hoping that his kids will do better He saves every penny, makes it last forever Walking through that open door A better future is what he’s working for American Dream American Dream American Dream Matthew was born here, now he’s the underdog Went to college but he can’t find a job He keeps on looking but his skills aren’t right Lives with his parents no place of his own in sight Every penny goes to pay his student debt He’s hocked up to his eyeballs, his credit is wrecked American Dream American Dream American Dream They turned it into a Ponzi Scheme What happened to the American Dream? Bankers turned it into a Ponzi Scheme What happened to the American Dream? Money’s going down the drain like a slot machine The working man has been betrayed, he’s overworked and underpaid American Dream American Dream American Dream They turned it into a Ponzi Scheme They turned it into a Ponzi Scheme They turned it into a Ponzi Scheme Money’s going down the drain like a slot machine American Dream American Dream American Dream American Dream
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Information Junkie 02:48
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Information junkie, Information junkie Always on the phone Information junkie, Information junkie Afraid to be alone Tasers and drones may break my bones but power trips will never hurt me Lasers and clones may bust my bones but thought police will never subvert me. Electronic incarceration Electronic incarceration Corporation flunky, corporation flunky led around by the nose Corporation flunky, corporation flunky Afraid to rock the boat What’s good for the goose is good for the gander But they’ve flown the coop from the Star Spangled Banner Social media is like the Roman circus Keeps the mob sedated, so the plebes serve their purpose Electronic incarceration Electronic incarceration
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2 Big 2 Fail 02:43
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Big Pharma Pimp 02:30
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I take Actos for the diabetes caused by Esidrix that I take for high blood pressure caused by Ambien that I take for insomnia caused by Xanax that I take for anxiety caused by Prozac that I take for chronic fatigue caused by Lipitor that I take for high cholesterol caused by Avandia I take Neupogen for cancer caused by Actos Big Pharma pimp Big Pharma pimp Big Pharma pimp Bottom bitch for the Big Pharma pimp Side effects may include: soreness, headache, stuffy nose, sore throat, joint pain, abdominal pain, constipation, coughing, nausea, diarrhea, fever, blood in urine or stool, pneumonia, swelling, chills, fussiness, crusting, redness, vomiting, seizures, apathy, autism, non stop crying, high pitched screaming, bowel blockage, fainting spells, permanent brain damage, allergic reaction, swollen glands, deafness, blindness, bleeding disorder, painful urination, spasms of the eyelid, lowered consciousness and death. Big Pharma pimp Big Pharma pimp Big Pharma pimp Bottom bitch for the Big Pharma pimp They create a destructive addiction That puts you in a critical condition The truth is stranger than fiction They’ll just write you another prescription Big Pharma pimp, ask your doctor Big Pharma pimp, ask your doctor Big Pharma pimp, ask your doctor Big Pharma pimp, ask your doctor Big Pharma pimp, ask your doctor Big Pharma pimp, ask your doctor Bottom bitch for the Big Pharma pimp Ask your doctor if Big Pharma is right for you
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Bubble People 03:07
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The trouble with bubbles is they do you in The wolves on Wall Street rip off your skin They tell you this is gonna be big But they’re just painting lipstick on a pig Bubble People blow my mind Bubble People have dollar signs in their eyes Stockbrokers are the scum of the earth Them and the sleazebags at the Federal Reserve They pump up markets and suck people in little guys get blown up again and again Bubble People weird me out Bubble People always begging for a bailout CNBC is the Bubblevision show They hype up every little stupid story That all the bubble people need to know All the bubble people need to know All the bubble people all the bubble people All the bubble people need to know Janet Yellen’s got a magic money tree Bernanke panky printed the world green They say never fight the Fed It’s a financial meth lab run by bubble heads Bubble People blow my mind Bubble People pie in the sky Bubble People never bat an eye Bubble People kiss them good-bye
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Shop Until You Drop 03:14
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Must be a chemical in the water Turns your brain into Swiss cheese Makes you spend money you don’t have On stuff you don’t need Everything’s fine don’t worry Everything’s fine don’t worry Shop shop shop Shop until you drop Shop for your mama Shop for your pop Don’t stop shopping Shop shop shop Shop until you drop Shop for your mama Shop for your pop Don’t stop shopping Don’t stop shopping Shop until you shop until you shop until you drop Tightwad misers are so coldhearted Get to the mall before the sale ends If you want it charge it America needs you to spend Everything’s fine don’t worry Everything’s fine don’t worry Shop shop shop Shop until you drop Shop for your mama Shop for your pop Don’t stop shopping Shop shop shop Shop until you drop Shop for your mama Shop for your pop Don’t stop shopping Don’t stop shopping Money’s burning a hole in your pocket Retail stores gotta make some profit So get out your credit card and open up your wallet Shop until you shop until you shop until you drop
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U R What U Eat 02:45
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What’s your order? Quarter pounder with cheese, fries, Coke Large milk shake, onion rings and a heart attack to go. What kinda sauce on that? Can I have secret sauce with pink slime and mayo, artificial colors and high fructose corn syrup? Your number’s up mister. Junk food You are what you eat Junk food You are what you eat Junk food You are what you eat Junk food Wolf down your twinkies Lick your plate clean Have another Big bowl of ice cream Cheese cake and soda Will put you in a diabetic coma Without some calorie reduction You’re gonna need liposuction Junk food You are what you eat Junk food You are what you eat Junk food You are what you eat Junk food Eating junk food is physical abuse You’re cooking your own goose Don’t be a nincompoop Your body’s going down the tubes Don’t supersize me, don’t supersize me Don’t supersize me, don’t supersize me Junk food You are what you eat Junk food You are what you eat Junk food You are what you eat Junk food
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Professor Friedman's Magic Money Contraption 03:47
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The bread you’re making selling eggs and bacon could be multiplied about a thousand times Professor Friedman’s floating money contraption Professor Friedman’s floating money contraption Professor Friedman’s floating money contraption A futures market for currency hawking is bloomed and opened when dollars are floated Professor Friedman’s floating money contraption Professor Friedman’s floating money contraption Professor Friedman’s floating money contraption Professor Friedman’s floating money contraption Professor Friedman’s floating money contraption 1971 Bretton Woods Professor Friedman’s floating money contraption Professor Friedman’s floating money contraption Professor Friedman’s floating money contraption Professor Friedman’s floating money contraption Professor Friedman’s floating money contraption Professor Friedman’s floating money contraption Professor Friedman’s floating money contraption

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Blasting through the establishment’s twisted goals, The Refusers perform songs of musical defiance. The Refusers speak today’s spirit of rage and simmering revolution against the establishment.

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released October 14, 2016

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Blasting through the establishment’s twisted goals, The Refusers perform songs of musical defiance. The Refusers speak today’s spirit of rage and simmering revolution against the establishment.

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