Lyrics

I'd rather cut out my brain
than live with the pain
that we all feel today
here in the U S of A (U S and A?)

They call it democracy
egalitarian society
and I believe that I'm free
I got my lobotomy

And what'll it be for me and what'll it be for you?
political choices made on madison avenue
they say that it's voter apathy but I disagree
It seems a bit more to me me like watching too much TV
We're trained to obedience, accepting our impotence
defending ourselves with intentional ignorance

Here comes the fourth of july
Let's eat American PIe
then we'll all smile and say YUM YUM
when we call Dr. Fun
'cause Dr. Fun will be kind
and he'll destroy all our minds
and there will be no upheaval
because occasionally we may get the rare opportunity to choose between the lesser of not one not two but ... three evils......

And what'll it be for me and what'll it be for you?
political choices made on madison avenue
they say that it's voter apathy but I disagree
It seems a bit more to me me like watching too much TV
We're trained to obedience, accepting our impotence
defending ourselves with intentional ignorance

and if this bleak scenario
is all we've got to show
for Two Hundred and sixteen years of this game...
I'd rather cut out my brain.