A People's History Of The World - Propagandhi

At some turning point in history, some fuckface recognized

That knowledge tends to democratize cultures and societies

So the only thing to do

Was monopolize and confine it to

Priests, clerics and elites the rest resigned to serve

'Cause if the rabble heard the truth, they’d organize against

The power, privilege and wealth for the few and no one else

And did it occur to you that it’s exactly the same today?

So if our schools won’t teach us

We’ll teach ourselves to analyze and understand

The systems of thought-control

And share it with each other

Never swayed by brass rings or by penalties

I’ll promise you, you promise me

Not to sell each other out to murderers, to thieves

Who’ve manufactured our delusion

That you and me participate

Meaningfully in the process

Of running our own lives

Yeah, you can vote however the fuck you want

But power still calls all the shots

And believe it or not

Even if democracy broke loose

They’ll just make the economy scream

Until we vote responsibly