Dan Bull - SOPA Cabana lyrics

I was born way back in 1986
I'm an old man now
But, I remember how it used to be
Any now my grandchildren ask me
Granddad they say
Can you tell us what it was like
In the days of the Internet
You know, before SOPA and I'd tell them

When was that? Hmm, let me see
Some time back in the early 21st century
I remember when the Internet was FREE
Behind my keyboard, people let me be
See, there used to be a
Thing called Freedom of Speech
We had freedom to teach each other
Freedom to preach
Freedom to share culture and circulate ideas
Without the state trying to interfere
Enter fear we lost that freedom
Not freedom as in free beer
But the freedom to be free from fear
Even here in the United Kingdom
The fact that I'm from England
Isn't a matter that matters to
Our new masters and kings
I was a chap who could
Sing and distribute my music
And like minded citizens could listen to it
I couldn't afford an orchestra
I was a poor performer
In more ways than one so
I sought an alternate formula
Reinterpreted the media around me
Satirized the leaders' lies on found beats
Talked shop on top of a sample of a rock band
At least we used to, until rap got banned

At the SOPA sOPA Cabana
The place where SOPA sOPA can ban ya

We're At the SOPA sOPA Cabana
The place where SOPA sOPA can ban ya

You didn't have to act twisted
To get your ass blacklisted
Just annoy a big business and get fisted
They had a vested interest in Congress
If one messed with them
Then there'd be one less
Our representatives never represented shit
So the internet was history
This was the end of it
I remember it like it was yesterday
I guess that day
I was too lazy to investigate
The escapades of another state's government
Now I'm left to pay because the covenant
That they signed that day and ratified in law
Zipped our mouths up and took
Away our appetite for more!
I can't do much now about the way it is
But, if I could go back and
Change things I'd say this truth is beauty
At least it used to be
And if you disagree with my views
Then you can sue me
In the meantime I'll keep using YouTube
Even if it means that I need
To find a new medium
IRC, Darknets, so digital's down now?
I'll use pigeons and smoke signals