The Pinkerton Thugs

The Coldest War

The Pinkerton Thugs


People say it's peace time 
We're looking towards the sun 
We're destroying tanks and bombs 
no more threatening Red scum
The Arabs? They've been silenced and the oils running free 
So don't worry about your future they've made it safe for you and me
But can you fill up your car and turn up your heat 
knowing the tank is filled with the blood of a terror democracy?
How about the puppets we put in power in South America? 
To make sure we'd have no problems 
threatening neighbors are such a bother
International corporations can not come and reap the harvest 
If the people are in power they'll realize just why they're starving
There's a war going on in your town 
It's right outside your door 
It's a war against the black man 
And a war against the poor
Welfare? HA! What a fucking laugh 
It's government candy it's poverty's crack 
For some there's no such thing as peace 
Economic wars have gone on for centuries
The police are an army 
An army built for you 
And the CIA and FBI 
Don't have to follow rules
Filter drugs down from the heavens and guns ablaze tonight 
You only feed into their hands when you kill of your own kind
Well there's a weapon they have that's more cruel than the bomb 
Becuase you die off very slowly thinking you create the harm 
It's a weapon called welfare and it's something many want 
And they're willing to give it our because it keeps you in the dark
Why kill you? You're a bother but no one will stand for that 
When they can put you in a ghetto style concentration camp 
What better way to keep a list of everyone that's poor 
Than to set up a program that keeps you coming back for more 
Oh to live inside of your world must be such a fucking dream 
not to worry day to day about your fellow human beings 
IF YOU NEED A CANE TO WALK YOU'D GET NOWHERE WITHOUT IT 
IF YOU NEED A GOVERNMENT TO LIVE THEY'VE GOT YOU WHERE THEY WANT YOU