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Baba Brinkman
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You think I haven't gone through any hardships
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"˜Cause I was raised in communes instead of projects?
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That's why I've always had problems with the opposite sex
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"˜Cause I was taught never to treat women as objects
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And never to treat anything simple as complex
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And vice versa, but I can't remember what I was taught next
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See, that's the problem with hippie kids
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They stop listenin' when you teach "˜em not to listen to hypocrites
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But most of us still can't appreciate the differences
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Between civil disobedience and criminal deviance
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It's the difference between fixin' a system and pimpin' it
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"˜Cause corruption ain't the same as honest work
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I try to separate the pigs from police officers
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And I can see nuances, "˜cause I was raised by philosophers
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But nuance isn't popular, and neither am I
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My whole life I've been tryin' to read between the lines
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And I've never been penalized for speakin' my mind
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So freedom is mine; I'm a scorpion
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And a libra combined, with a fist and a peace sign
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On either side, and I'm just tryin' to equalize
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They say "fight the system we need to be free"
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When there's demons increasing at either extreme
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It keeps feeding all the greediest schemes
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That I can see
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They say "fight the system we need to be free"
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Like a greasy streams spillin' into the sea
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They keep feeding me a hedonist dream
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That I can't see
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Sometimes freedom is violent; it gets derailed
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The system fails whenever freedom tips the scales
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When a sadistic freak is freed from a prison cell
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Or a big business victimizes people with its sales
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Some say we need chaos, but when a government falls
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Another one pops up; it's like juggling rubber balls
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We don't need more freedom; we need tougher laws
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Electricity should be double the cost
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With subsidies involved for those with no money
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It's gonna be pretty hard to keep this show running
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If nobody believes there's any room for change
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We need fewer cars and more commuter trains
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And new laws to make sure polluters pay
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For what they do to our food chains; these are the changes
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Institutions can make, if we just use our brains
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Instead of TVs and computer games
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They say "fight the system we need to be free"
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When there's demons increasing at either extreme
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It keeps feeding all the greediest schemes
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That I can see
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They say fight the system we need to be free
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Like a greasy streams spilling into the sea
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They keep feeding me a hedonist dream
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That I can't see
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See, I'm all about change, but I'm not about the counter-culture
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Standin' around with just a frown and a stomach ulcer
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Makin' the occasional ethical purchase
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While dismissin' politics as nothin' but a nest of serpents
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As soon as you're done talkin', try runnin' for office
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Try becoming part of something positive
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There's really nothing stopping us; it's just a problem of optics
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In the absence of reason; there's no illusion of freedom
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The illusion is a lack of freedom, and we're losin' to these illusions
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But we can't join "˜em; we have to beat "˜em
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And just because I'm gettin' disillusioned with libertarians
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Doesn't make me a disciplinarian
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We need different solutions for different areas
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From over-fishing the oceans to carbon emission tariffs
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From the Arab militiamen to the American Michigan Aryans
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We need some significant barriers
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This may sound ridiculous from a kid with hippie parents
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But sometimes it's just hilarious how addicted we are
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To the idea that we should never be restricted at all
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But if freedom means drivin' an SUV
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And never havin' to clean up the mess you leave
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Then I say we need to be less free
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I don't expect you to agree, but you did listen at least
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So now you're free to take this lesson or leave it
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Peace
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