Government Cartoons (Entertain Your Thoughts) (Live)

(album: Where Quantity Is Job #1 - 1998)

When Fred and Barney rubble indoctrinate me in my own home
And try to tell me Mr. Slate's got it rough on his corporate throne
"Yeah, Mr. Slate, boys, has bigger problems than we've ever known
And a man like that deserves respect and your respect alone"

Indoctrination to keep you in your place
Brainwashing to enslave the human race
They'll get you when you're young and forever they embrace
A government self-portrait, an evil we must face
And replace

You've convinced me that a working class stiff (but a proud one!) is what I am
And for minimum wage in this state-run cage I should always do the best I fuckin can
Just do what I'm told till I'm too old to move my broken, twisted carcass out of bed
Don't take a stand, just take commands until I'm dead

Indoctrination to keep you in your place
Brainwashing to enslave the human race
They'll get you when you're young and forever they embrace
A government self-portrait, an evil we must face
And replace