| The American Dream |
preacher
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The American dream used to be something worth living for, | 1 |
something worth fighting for | 2 |
Up until now | 3 |
And the American dream used to be a dream worth dreaming | 4 |
Up until very | 5 |
Very | 6 |
Recently | 7 |
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Because, you see, when the television was invented | 8 |
It became an industry | 9 |
Everything became an industry | 10 |
Everything became advertisement | 11 |
Everything became money | 12 |
With the television came a generation of money-hungry fools | 13 |
Looking for more material wealth | 14 |
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The American dream used to be something worth fighting for | 15 |
It used to be a dream of helping someone or becoming someone trustworthy and reliable. | 16 |
But then it turned into a dream of gaining fame, | 17 |
wealth, | 18 |
money | 19 |
cars | 20 |
houses | 21 |
And no dream as sick | 22 |
Could ever be dreamed | 23 |
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You see, the American dream used to be a real dream, not just some fucked up, compulsive-shopper want. | 24 |
And now even the president is an ass who can’t speak our language properly and who can’t think enough to realize, | 25 |
THERE IS NO POINT IN MAKING WAR IF IT ONLY KILLS INNOCENT PEOPLE | 26 |
If the war doesn’t get us anywhere, why bother? | 27 |
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And this country is such a great place to live, they say. | 28 |
But it kills you form the inside out using credit cards and banking funds. | 29 |
And half the people in this country are asses. | 30 |
And everyone knows, we don’t need any more asses in this country full of holes. | 31 |
Because if the balance is completed then the whole country will be an asshole. | 32 |
Imagine that… | 33 |
One big asshole. | 34 |
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You see, | 35 |
The American dream used to be a dream worth dreaming, | 36 |
Up until now. | 37 |
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