Endless years of ignorance cultivated Snapped, changed, manipulated Lifestyles planned, directed, mapped In a lifestyle based on injustice I'm trapped Not in a scene - this problem's more widespread Capitalist consumer culture I'm fed A series of choices I'm given A false sense of security to live in The lie is omnipresent and takes many forms Surrounds each one of us from the time we are born Taught the lie is convenient, necessary, respectable And shapes our lives on every level Soul, minds, ideas absorbed Patronized, ridiculed, reassured To pit into a mould, a box That must remain forever locked Believing a lie Not one of these choices are mine Handed down from an earlier time Can you trust the offer? Are you willing to try? Saying yes is like believing a lie Individuality is an asset Only within the framework of the lie Inside, included, involved, invest Outside, spotlighted, spurned, suppressed The lie