Amendment Zero by Terence Kumpf
For every ideal enshrined in the US Bill of Rights, the unwritten assumption -- the inalienable Right to Enrichment -- counts most.
Why doesn't anyone question it?
Tracklist
| 1. | Amendment Zero | 7:52 |
Lyrics
AMENDMENT ZERO
“The revenue streams shall not be infringed”
privileges elites above all
Nickel and dime motherfuckers
till they beggin for pennies
Shoot’em down in the streets
If they rise to resist
Rise…We, the people
Rise…We, the people
Rise…We, the people
Rise…
Never question the corporate oligarchy
The divine right of lenders shall not be impinged
Corporate personhood will not be maligned
Beg on your knees for the crumbs of charity
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An assumption
A given
The presumption from which
All others flow
The unwritten law
Unassailable, unquestioned
The new golden rule
Accepted as truth
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A beginning and an end
The circular logic
Of unfettered profit
Self-serving interest
serves the self-serving
I, me, mine, get in line
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Entitled entitlement
My privilege?
My bottom line
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The prime directive
Numero Uno
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Its own virtue
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Thou shall not question
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Thou shall only want
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Enough is never enough
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I call your bluff
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Enough is enough
The revenue streams shall be infringed
The revenue streams shall be infringed
The revenue streams shall be infringed
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Amendment Zero
Amendment Zero
The revenue streams shall be infringed
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The revenue streams shall be infringed
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The revenue streams shall be infringed
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Credits
Written and produced by Terence Kumpf at Organica-Chemnitz.
Cover design by TDK.
Photo credits: John Bakator, Anthony Garand, and Patrick Tomasso via Unsplash.com.
