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FREEDOM MACHINE

Thank you for your swift reply,
We think you could be just the guy.
We’ll stick with you come rain or shine
Just sign here on the dotted line
And we think you’ll find it could become a way of life.

Now, television isn’t real,
You have to work to get the feel.
It ain’t beneath your dignity
To call it opportunity
And while you’re out there trying to save the earth
We’re gonna take ourselves a dollar’s worth.

Chorus:
Oh, welcome to the freedom machine
Everything is sold as seen
Nothing is quite what it seems
Welcome to the freedom machine
Welcome to the freedom machine.

Instead of building industry
Just go to university
To come out overqualified
And find the folks with skills have died.
It’s what we like to call the modern 18th century.

We own the banks, we own the schools.
You build your house, we loan the tools.
We own the air, we own your food
We even mould your attitude.
And the geeks who you kicked for your enjoyment
Are gonna be the ones who give you your employment.

Chorus.

8:
if it all gets too much,
just close your eyes and count to ten.
And come tomorrow
We can do it all over again.

Chorus.

We’re free to stimulate demand
We’re free to privatise the land
We’re free to tell you right from wrong
And stop your protests: move along.
We’re free to mess around with what you call democracy.
And take it right back to the 18th century.

We gamble and we speculate,
We spread the fear and foster hate
We blow your minds with shock and awe
And leave no corner unexplored.
While you’re distracted trying to work out what it means
You won’t be looking what goes on behind the scenes.

Chorus.

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from Sinombre Vol III: Freedom Machine, released March 4, 2022

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Paul Miro is an artist who records and performs both as a solo artist and in bands. In addition to his extensive catalogue of solo albums, he writes regularly for film and TV and does mix and production work for other artists.

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