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It happens so slowly, it's happened to us
Change occurs gradually, affecting everyone.
We just never quite realized what was happening
We were oblivious to the unfolding events.
Little by little it was taking place right in front of our eyes
Slowly, a negative transformation occurred in plain sight.
Because we didn't care, I mean we really don't care
Lack of concern contributed to the unnoticed change.
So the great american dream
The idealized American dream has turned into a nightmarish reality.
Has become a hideous american nightmare
The situation has become distressing.
Somewhere along this line we were stripped of identity
We lost our sense of self along the way.
Creativity developed this sheep mentality
Conformity and lack of originality prevail.
Of following everything cultureless
We mindlessly follow a culture devoid of identity.
We are entertained by senseless sitcoms and infomercials
Our entertainment is shallow and mind-numbing.
It angers me to see a nation
There's frustration witnessing the nation blindly following leaders.
Reduced to a full scale game of follow the leader
The country has turned into a game of conformity.
They have us fooled reaching for the american dream
We are deceived into pursuing an elusive American dream.
Trapped in the nine to five it's like swimming upstream
Being trapped in a monotonous job feels like a struggle.
Do as they tell you free thought is bound to fail
Non-conformity is discouraged, and free thought is undermined.
We are dying and no one seems to care
There's a sense of collective decline, and indifference prevails.
To busy rushing to a go no-where career
Prioritizing meaningless careers while rushing towards a dead end.
You think you're free?
Perceived freedom is questioned.
You just can't see the bars we're all in prison in these free countries of ours
Unseen societal restrictions bind us in our "free" countries.
You're not free you never were
Emphasizes the lack of true freedom repeatedly.
You're not free you never were
-You're not free you never were
-Free of deadly comfort nine to five, free of a satellite disposal
Listing aspects of false comfort and deceitful teachings.
Taught on a straight-up lie, taught to be content with dying, content with dying
We're conditioned to accept a life leading to death without protest.
Content with dying, content with dying, content with dying
Repetition underscores the resignation and acceptance of this fate.
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