Statement 8 - The State Lyrics

I'm the state, you might have seen me at your door, collecting taxes that you never voted for
I used to be in bed with popes and kings, now I whistle to the tune of corporate board meetings
Even if the majority doesn't want to send off the troops
I'll deploy them anyway to befriend investment groups

If you want to live, then listen to what I say
I'm backed by investors who are all opposed to change

You can vote for little things but never ever for radical change
You think I want to share my power with somebody who don't wanna play my game?
I've got you good in a threefold stranglehold, made up of your job, your mortgage and your loans
I might have been created for the good of society, but now I've mutated into a plutocracy

Now, if you've been hassled by my henchmen the police
And find yourself in court to defend your liberty
Remember this: the judge is always right
All the more because he's a real close friend of mine
With the law on my side and the army up my sleeve
You can vote all you want, but I'm never ever going to leave