Crucial Times

it used to be red scare-ica

ever righteous America

we are bred for skills

and un-cheap thrills

for crippled and misguided wills

the propaganda machine

is the turpentine

that keeps our hands clean

whether it be communism

or the most modern terrorism

powers at be control our learning

to keep these rusty gears a-turning

crucial times

get back in line

crucial times

i look back at my education

historic proof or fabrication

true progress suffers mutilation

to better server the corporation

these are crucial times