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The Mississippi Of The First World

from American White Noise by Time and Place

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I wanna know what your accountant knows.
I wanna know when you watch your TV shows.
So I can throw a fucking bomb into your living room
Just to say "Hey, I live here too!"

I wanna know what your priest knows
I wanna know what God says when he talks to you
"Kill the poor, I'll sort the rest. Your sins are different.
You're only human but you're my favorite."

I wanna know what your donors know.
I wanna know what freedom really means to you.
You're free to serve but not to wed?
You're free to work but not get sick?
You're free to take two to the chest (on your way to class)?

I wanna see the guillotine at dawn.
I wanna see the look on their faces
Turn from righteous, indignant to fear and confusion
When it all turns
When we come to collect.

I can't look anymore
But I'm transfixed
In a state of panic in Massachusetts.

You can be so bold
So sure you're right
But this is us now
The Mississippi of the first world.

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from American White Noise, released January 19, 2021

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