THE EFFORT LYRICS

"The Price Of Man(ipulation)"

We've been manipulated our whole lives
Because there's been this war over our minds
That's why they want you to consume
The alcohol, the pills and the morning news

That's where I heard someone shot a bald eagle
And it reminded me of just how feeble
Our strength is to persevere through our own lives
In this country with an open heart and a critical mind

And that's the price of their manipulation
Constant fear then virtual masturbation
While their precious stocks rise and fall
Stocks that really have no meaning to us all

Now you've left me with no other options
Than to put my words up for someone else's adoption
Even though they are all I have in times like these
But looking back I haven't lived in a time without disease

We've always been plagued by corporations
Who's market plan concerns profit and not stimulation
Of human or intellectual growth
But a hand on the bible makes us believe their oaths

Well do you still believe them?
Well do you believe them?

I wonder how long my father believed the lies
And can my grandfather now see the greed in their eyes?
After years of believing in greener grass
And fighting on foreign soil
Just for class
It was all just for a promise
Of higher class
So can you tell me again
What exactly is the price of man?

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