Commodify Your Dissent

Who will sponsor my green revolution? Will you buy the rights to my class war? Purchase the t-shirts and the audio version of the book They took your anger and polished up Then they sold it back to you They took your anger and repackaged it And there's nothing you can do Put your name on my new army's designer uniforms Rebellion and subversion will make your Rom-Com cool You'll capture that "indie" feel that the kids are crazy for They took your frustrations and dressed them up Before a focus group They painted your frustrations in earth tones colors And there's nothing you can do Country music used to be about music and not about the county There once was a time when rap was dangerous Now flag-waving idiots and millionaire illiterates dance across the screen Johnny Cash died for you This sense of outrage can be yours if the price is right Galleries and Poetry readings Jingles and cartoons This is the river in which we've learned to swim Sub-culture vultures circle above The great unread white and blue And there's nothing you can do Country music used to be about music and not about the county There once was a time when rap was dangerous Now flag-waving idiots and millionaire illiterates dance across the screen Jam Master Jay died for you C'mon Bourgeoisie and get behind me Captains of industry I'm waiting for your calls Operators are standing by so don't delay Your parents are reading hipster lit And they try to dress like you They took your anger and repackaged it And there's nothing you can do Punks, Goths, and Rivetheads disappeared into the mall Just like the yippies, and the beatniks, and freaks This is the river in which we've learned to swim And this is the river in which we will all drown