Baba Brinkman, Jena Fair - Social Contract lyrics

You think I haven’t gone
Through any hardships
‘Cause, I was raised in
Communes instead of projects?
That’s why I’ve always had problems
With the opposite sex
‘Cause, I was taught never to
Treat women as objects
And never to treat anything simple as complex
And vice versa
But I can’t remember what I was taught next
See, that’s the problem with hippie kids
They stop listenin’ when you teach ‘em
Not to listen to hypocrites
But most of us still
Can’t appreciate the differences
Between civil disobedience and
Criminal deviance
It’s the difference between fixin’ a
System and pimpin’ it
‘Cause corruption ain’t the same
As honest work i try to separate the
Pigs from police officers
And I can see nuances
‘cause I was raised by philosophers
But nuance isn’t popular, and neither am I
My whole life I’ve been tryin’
To read between the lines
And I’ve never been penalized
For speakin’ my mind
So freedom is mine I’m a scorpion
And a libra combined
With a fist and a peace sign on either side
And I’m just tryin’ to equalize
They say "fight the system we
Need to be free"
When there's demons increasing
At either extreme
It keeps feeding all the greediest schemes
That I can see they say "fight the system we
Need to be free"
Like a greasy streams spillin' into the sea
They keep feeding me a hedonist dream
That I can't see

Sometimes freedom is violent it gets derailed
The system fails whenever freedom
Tips the scales
When a sadistic freak is freed
From a prison cell
Or a big business victimizes
People with it's sales
Some say we need chaos
But when a government falls
Another one pops up it’s
Like juggling rubber balls
We don’t need more freedom
We need tougher laws
Electricity should be double the cost
With subsidies involved for those
With no money it’s gonna be pretty hard to
Keep this show running
If nobody believes there’s any
Room for change
We need fewer cars and more commuter trains
And new laws to make sure polluters pay
For what they do to our food
Chains these are the changes
Institutions can make
If we just use our brains
Instead of TVs and computer games
They say "fight the system we
Need to be free"
When there's demons increasing
At either extreme
It keeps feeding all the greediest schemes
That I can see
They say fight the system we need to be free
Like a greasy streams spilling into the sea
They keep feeding me a hedonist dream
That I can't see

See, I’m all about change
But I’m not about the counter-culture
Standin’ around with just a frown
And a stomach ulcer
Makin’ the occasional ethical purchase
While dismissin’ politics as nothin’ but
A nest of serpents
As soon as you’re done talkin’
Try runnin’ for office
Try becoming part of something positive
There’s really nothing stopping us it’s
Just a problem of optics
In the absence of reason there’s
No illusion of freedom
The illusion is a lack of freedom
And we’re losin’ to these illusions
But we can’t join ‘em we have to beat ‘em
And just because I’m gettin’
Disillusioned with libertarians
Doesn’t make me a disciplinarian
We need different solutions
For different areas
From over-fishing the oceans to
Carbon emission tariffs
From the Arab militiamen to
The American Michigan Aryans
We need some significant barriers
This may sound ridiculous from a
Kid with hippie parents
But sometimes it’s just hilarious
How addicted we are
To the idea that we should
Never be restricted at all
But, if freedom means drivin’ an SUV
And never havin’ to clean up
The mess you leave
Then I say we need to be less free
I don’t expect you to agree
But you did listen at least
So now you’re free to take
This lesson or leave it peace