Open Your Eyes Songtext

von Carpetbagger

You and me
Victims of our democracy
Free to chose
From indistinguishable views

Battles waged
Every four years elections staged
On the wings
The power brokers pull the strings

Open your eyes!

I found out
What right-wing coups are all about
Who needs tanks
When you've got money in the band

Village fool
Spokesperson for the money pool
Stole the show
I never thought they?d stoop so low

Open your eyes

I don't trust politicians
?Cause their job is to lie
You don't need to be truthful
Just a good alibi
Serving up your excuses
Like it's hot apple pie

They say driving for oil
In a natural reserve
Is environment friendly
But it's clearly absurd
To some the Valdez disaster
Has a certain allure!

Just what the hell was James Baker
Doing in Florida!
Former high state officials
Popping up in Tampa
The whole system's been hijacked
So you?d better wake up!

Eisenhower
Warned in his final address that our
Military
Was allied with big industry
Star war plans
And big ticket weapons programs
Enrich the same
Merchants of death who armed Hussein

Open your eyes!