They Lied  
- J Mankita 2004
 
They lied, they lied; they took us for a ride
Tried burying the truth, where it very nearly died
They lied, they lied; but no matter what they tried to hide
Sing and shout, the truth wins out, everybody knows they lied
They Lied. . .
 
I aint telling you nothing you dont already know
But the governments been lying to you, Joe
Theyre shaking your hand, while theyre showing you the door
To a foreign land so you can fight the poor
Where every Arab is a terrorist
Hiding weapons that dont exist
You can join a coalition of willing nations
Willing to kill civilians for the corporations
 
Tonight is the night that you give up your rights
To the Patriot Act and the perilous fight
But you wont remember which country youre in
when you wake up in the morning by the dawns early light
And if it reminds you of the Third Reich
You better keep quiet if you dont like it
You better watch your backs and cover your tracks
Cause youre payin for it all with your federal tax
They Lied
 
Now come on, did you see that presidential smirk?
Dont look now, its Captain Kirk!
Hes an arrogant jerk, though likeable, too
But the Federations been lying to you
The Federation, the corporation, the supposed to be public radio 
station
Violating the neutral zone to promote the imperial corporate nation
 
Blow up Afghanistan, nuke Iraq,
We got the biggest phasers on the block.
Were worlds policeman around the clock
youve got the com, now, Mr. Spock
And to  the victors go the spoils,
Dilithium crystals, petroleum oil
They hate our freedoms for no good reason
Arabs, and Klingons, its open season
They Lied
 
So you know that the governments been lying to you
And I know that you know that it aint nothing new
Thats politicians  thats what they do
Theyve been lying since 1492
They didnt teach me when I was a kid
About all of the terrible things that we did
Well always honor this sacred treaty
With a smallpox covered blanket, sweetie
 
Agent Orange, and napalm, Gulf of Tonkin, Vietnam
Iran/Contra, Watergate, its a history of the criminal state
Theyre spoon feeding us right out of the box
Were fair and balanced says the fox
While talk show shills are shouting out
Its the liberals weve got to be worrying about
They Lied
 
My mom said, really, if the news was controlled
By corporate money, and held in a stranglehold
I would have already heard about it on the TV
If it was really  so important, then I would have been told
By the newscasters, and the pundits, and anchors
And their pals, the politicians, the generals, and bankers
You say theyre doing the old bait and switch
But why would they lie? Theyre already rich
 
Power corrupts, its the ancient trend
The list of lies will never end
New lies are coming around the bend
Speak truth to power if truth is your friend
They lie to me, they lie to you,
They lie to themselves, but thats nothing new
They lie to the press, the press passes the buck
They lie to the world, now everybody duck!
They Lied