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All these corporate rags pushin' shit for the
greenbacks
It's money over music, greed over grace
Never give a thought to the values they embrace
Rolling stone was the voice of social revolution
Now boy bands on the cover are getting all the
attention
What a revelation?
It's a bubble gum nation
It's a sell-out solution for a culture with no future
When the money coming down defines every sound
And the message must obey what the board rooms say
The music doesn't matter cause their wallet's getting
fatter
And the more I think about it, the more I get
madder
Cause those who love music know the radio's a joke
But the fools still buy all the bullshit they promote
Cause they shove it down their throats
And these sounds I can't stand
are just the sounds of
money changing hands
And they don't talk about the art, it's who's #1 on
the charts
And the musicians get in line or they get left behind
And that M in MTV don't stand for music you see
It's all about money money money cause it's Viacom
honey
And those creeps in the hips suits are deciding who is
just cute
Enough to force screams from those brainwashed teens
And all day I wonder just how shallow it can get
Before even the stupid ones quit believin' it's legit
And I don't wanna name names but these artists are
lame
And they just do what they're told
Gladly be bought and sold
And there's no new ideas and no one even tries
No one has anything to say
They're all just looking for the payday
Excuse me if I shout, but I'm calling you out
And you know who you are when you're driving in your
big car
Are you spreading hate or just diversion from the real
game
Up the ladder, up the ladder,
Just a whore for the
toys
And you're working for the big boys
Who think your music's just noise
Just meat for the market
To get it from the pockets of the suckers they target
No sense of history
This ain't about pride
And I say 'What about the music?'
They say "shut up or you'll lose it"
And the indies are just a beard
For the big five are feared
Cause they monopolize the game
That's why it all sounds the same
And if you're hearing my words
And you think you know the score
Let's all stand together cause it's time to make war
2001 - Caeser Pink
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