The Underground Man

[Verse 1]

You were calling out from the underground

You had lots of big ideas but no one can hear them now

They riddled you with guilt

They tempted you with wealth

They twisted all your words

They made you hate yourself

So now you do your schtick, a loyal patriot

And you toe the party line even though it makes you sick

They gave you talking points

They taught you double-speak

They forced you into war

By saying you were weak

[Chorus]

They signed your checks til they had you in the bag

They scared you blind then draped you in a flag

Made you a man at Ft. Bragg

You'll do good business as an apologist

If you exaggerate their facts, if you perpetuate their myths

They made activism trite

They made honor optional

They made propaganda news

They made science radical

[Chorus]

They pulled your teeth til you smiled and agreed

They slit you throat and buried you at sea

All for the land of the free