Big Brother

I'm a simple man, yeah I got simple needs Do what I can to feel like I'm free Bought some thrift shop truth out in NYC It just got thrown away, it wasn't meant to be And I did what I could to try to resurrect Feel like Sisyphus, just got to start again Got your reports from a Fox News telecast And all your facts from a blog on the Internet They bailed you out, thirty mil' from the government Then it just disappeared, can't tell me where it went Quick fix, patch the pavement so it's covered up That'll barely last through the winter months Travel 'round the world in a hovercraft Whenever I look up, I'm not sure where I am Was never sick until the diagnosis Side effects that came from my prescription Now I take these pills to help me sleep at night They never work, but my doctor sleeps just fine I worked away my twenties For a fraction of a cent Had all my checks withheld Cause I couldn't read the fine print So I took all my ideas Tried to send them off for free Big Brother didn't like it much He tried to take it all from me He said I don't own the copyright Hell, I barely own my name You've homogenized the frequencies Now I'm living like a slave on borrowed time And I sit and think to myself When am I ever getting mine?