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BEAT ME, WHIP ME, ABUSE ME, MY DEAR GOVERNMENT

By Sarge Lintecum

BEAT ME, WHIP ME, ABUSE ME,

MY DEAR GOVERNMENT

 

 

Bombard my brain with sound bites

That make my senses dull.

A thousand things I need to buy,

Make sure my mind's too full.

 

Tell me lies all day and night

Till it starts my head to spin,

So when I finally hear the truth

I'll yearn for lies again.

 

Give me things to think about

That make me choose a side.

Don't let me think about right and wrong

And truth, above all, hide.

 

Run two guys for office,

Don't tell me that they lied.

Campaign for months convincing me

That they're both on opposite sides.

 

I don't care if they have the same backers.

I don't mind the lies they spin,

Or the killing and bombing and burning,

Just so my side wins.

 

- Sarge Lintecum