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Propaganda / Are We Cool Yet?

by Rivermouth

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Propaganda 04:17
If you've done nothing wrong you have nothing to fear if you've done nothing wrong you have nothing to fear if you've done nothing wrong you have nothing to fear we are the government. We decide what's best for you Dear Queensland, your sat-nav's out of date you've followed the wrong road and now we're turning into a police state legislating democratic disruption two-party system, double the corruption privatising while facilitating corporate greed funding cuts for any NGO that disagreed out with the old and in with your friends is fine i'll hire your son and you hire mine this is Queensland, where no man is carried we like our blacks in jail and our gays unmarried if you protest we'll lock you away you have the freedom to do what we say But you can't trust the LNP mate you don't trust the LNP Everyone's getting needier, greedier we are trashing the environment but the mainstream media's like 'no worries mate, it's good for the economy' the Courier Mail ain't the paper that it used to be when rich white men get to set the agenda free speech don't mean much for the rest of us I know you're not evil, you think you're doing the right thing but it's frightening, disheartening how you shit you are at listening this is Queensland, we don't allow bitching we like our kids Christian and our women in kitchens immigrants on welfare are lazy slobs and if they find employment, well they took our jobs leaders of Queensland, you give the homeless grief and you're dumping half a mountain on the barrier reef you close hospitals and open casinos that's where the green goes I always knew you were trouble but now the pot's overflowing are you power hungry or just plain stupid either way, we won't water the weeds you're sowing cos you can't trust the LNP mate you don't trust the LNP I am not an extremist i'm just an average guy but when the Lib schemers hear this swat me like a fly if I don't comply send the cops in to taze me question the system, they’ll label you crazy if you don't believe this is history repeating then google corruption and Joh Bielke-Petersen they changed campaign finance rules to make it harder for the minor parties running while warehousing criminals like tools in Bunnings locking kids up, pop that bubble locking kids up, and legal aid is under-funded locking kids up, even though it causes more trouble s'all part of the incarceration business model done nothing wrong, nothing to fear that's what the Nazis told the Jews and yes I know Campbell Newman's nothing like Hitler but his propaganda sounds eerily familiar this is Queensland, you better dress formal for we'll strip-search anyone who doesn't look normal the poor get poorer while we're wining and dining lining pockets with profits from unsustainable mining Short-sighted and now the pot's overflowing are you power hungry or just plain stupid either way, we won't water the weeds you're sowing Cos you can’t trust the LNP mate you don't trust the LNP you can't trust the LNP mate you don’t trust the LNP Wake up Queensland, smell the cat-shit in your cereal This disease stinks like it's venereal no-one thinks for themselves, there's no critical enquiry distracted by the bright lights at riverfire we swallow propaganda, say thanks for the medicine swallow propaganda and don't ask questions we swallow propaganada and we will get what we deserve
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Is this what they call success? too many megaphones not enough ear drums who are we trying to impress? cake's getting smaller and we're fighting over crumbs trapped in the mirror, image obsessed world-wide popularity contest running up the down-flowing escalator and we'll never be satisfied How many likes did I get on facebook? how many bites of the bait on my fishing hook? insecure but plenty judgmental use it like a knife but it's still just a pencil does anybody know my name? if i, die tomorrow, how many will notice? nowadays no-one laughs like they mean it and we dance like the whole room is watching are we cool yet? are we cool? playing the game or are we playing the fool are we cool yet? are we popular? everyone's looking over their shoulder gotta get it all before we get any older click the thumbs up, remember to share and if you don't take a photo you were never really there mr politics seeking more power chasing votes like a dog after pigeons focus groups are his only religion now he's lost in the echo chamber tough decisions puts em off til later fixated on the lowest common denominator no need for detail, derail the vernacular he'll say what he needs to say to stay popular say what he needs to say and we follow like the road is one-way cos it's all about the image, the personal brand scraping names in the dust, this is not what we planned Are we cool yet? are we cool? playing the game or are we playing the fool are we cool yet? are we popular? Craving affirmation like it's air and we're suffocating slaving for the greater good or are we just masturbating craving affirmation but we aren't gonna get it craving affirmation might as well forget it see we let it control us, now we're paying the toll how many mirrors will we drown in before we've found our goal? we've got expensive clothes that look real cheap botoxed nose, and a poptop jeep edible credit cards, plastic fruit and a guaranteed fair trade birthday suit barcodes on our eyelids hashtags tattooed on our wrists we only raise our fists when no-one's watching we only raise our fists when no-one's watching we bust our arses to make it look effortless and every day is judgment day we keep our songs upbeat, with a catchy chorus cos that's what the radio stations like to play

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released May 15, 2014

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Rivermouth Brisbane, Australia

Hi, we're Rivermouth
Our vocalist is a cross between a typewriter and a megaphone. Our keyboardist is a classically trained virtuoso mad scientist. Our bassist plays in the Richter scale. Our drummer's great-grandfather was a metronome.

Our music is a blend of spoken word, hip hop, jazz, reggae and excellent chai. Lyrics are critical. We want to tickle cerebra and tug heartstrings simultaneously.
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