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Movement Books-Literature Mike Schiller
Written By Mike Schiller
Plastic boxes save me from confusionThe world around me seeming so unrealThey told me this was all just an illusionI wish it were but that’s not how it feelsThe data may not change the situationAlarming but I’m calm and I can seePersistent and intense exacerbationThis isn’t how it’s really supposed to beBig brother’s not my brotherThey’re watching but not overThe power’s out of handBig brother’s not my brotherOur nation made a blunderWe’ve got to understandThis doesn’t happen hereIt’s all so very clearThey’ll never give it upBig brother’s not your brotherCan’t trust him to take overIntrusions just too muchBig brother’s not your brotherAnd doesn’t comprehendHe’s probably seen too muchWe knew this could occurso many things went wrongWe’ve got to clean it upThe time has come for people’s revolutionWe can’t afford to take this sitting downThey sold it as a necessary solutionBut they’re not responsible or honest nowThey lie and cover up their errors for mediaOur parent’s don’t know how to tune it outA million falsehoods spread through televisionBut our generation knows it nowBig brother’s not my brotherThey say it’s to watch overCan’t take their word this timeBig brother’s not my brotherThis doesn’t protect usWhat they’ve done is a crimeThey’re watching but not overThey’ll never give it upCan’t take it anymoreBig brother’s not your brotherCan’t trust him to take upThe task of saving usBig brother’s not your brotherWe thought we knew this wouldCompromise our songThey’re given to abuseI wish they would get lostso many things went wrongAlready blew their fuseso many times beforewe should’ve learned by nowwe saw it in the warthe wounds are getting sorewhat’s happening to uswe talk but they don’t hearthey watch but they don’t seethey’re blind and dangerousthe problems mounting upwe thought we knew it allwhat’s happening is wrongI’m thankful for the eyes and ears that saved meI’m thankful for the ones I’ve always lovedBut that won’t stop big brother from his missionHe doesn’t sleep no thinking and no dreamsThe plastic boxes are a nice distractionThe music soothes the soul inspiring thingsWe’ve to think about this for the childrenA million paper trails that went unseenBig brother’s not our brotherWe knew this could occurOrwellian status quoBig brother’s not your brotherThis doesn’t protect usWe just can’t take their wordThey’re watching but not overThey’ll never give it upCan’t take it anymoreBig brother’s not our brotherBig brother’s not our friendThey’re given to abuseThey say it’s to watch overCan’t trust them to take upThe task of saving usThis couldn’t happen hereApparently it hasThey’ll never give it upThis already went too farThey know they’ve gone too farWe know they’ve gone too farJust like the story toldIt’s like the story toldIt’s spun out of controlIt’s got out of controlIt’s way out of controlIt’s all out of controlIt’s all out of control