do you remember the first thing you had to memorize?
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was it the pledge of allegiance?
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a five year old stands for a flag that killed off all the real americans
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do we really like being controlled or are our heads just spinning?
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more cops more prisons to bear down on crime and violence
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yet we glamorize violence through televised wars
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my friend was unjustly beaten by the police
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and broken star brought shame to the 57th precinct
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and with their power came extortion and corruption
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and failing to report rape and hatecrimes to make chicago look safe
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tell me is this secrutiy, do we need protection from the police?
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we need to reassess the power vested in authority
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and social control threatens public safety do you feel safe?
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see, i don't know what we're thinking
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paying taxes so that we can be controlled
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do you know what happens
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when we start accepting everything that we've been told?
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we all fall down and we close our eyes and pretend not to see
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but why is a crime not a crime when it's committed by police?
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we close our eyes and pretend not to see
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but my friend got beat up by police
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i had a dream that my whole town had turned into a prison
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a cop on every corner but i don't feel too safe
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feels like i'm in jail
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Police Song
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The Broadways |