I WAS IN A HOLE, WITH JUST THE DOLE TO KEEP ME IN THE BLACK, MY LETTERBOX WAS FULL OF BILLS AND I BEGAN TO CRACK. I SHOUTED AT MY TV, AND MY TV ANSWERED BACK - "IF YOU JOIN THE NEW WORLD ORDER, SON, THERE'S NOTHING YOU WILL LACK!
THEY OFFERED ME THAT MASTERCARD THEY CALL THE GOLDEN GUN, IT'S UNIVERSAL PLASTIC - IT'S EVERY CARD IN ONE. SPENDS YOUR MONEY FOR YOU, THEN TELLS YOU WHAT YOU'VE DONE, AND DEBITS YOU A POUND OF FLESH FOR EVERY HOUR OF FUN
DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THAT SILLY CON, I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S TRUE, IT'S GONNA FREE HUMANITY WITH ALL THAT IT CAN DO. JUST PUNCH IN ALL THE DATA, IT'LL THINK YOUR FUTURE THROUGH, TIL IT GETS SO USER FRIENDLY THAT IT ENDS UP USING YOU!
SO I AIN'T GONNA TAKE THAT CARD, I AIN'T GONNA DROP MY GUARD, I AIN'T GONNA LOSE MY RIGHT TO CHOOSE ALTHOUGH THE TIMES ARE HARD. I AIN'T GONNA PUNCH MY PROFILE IN SO THEY CAN TELL ME WHERE I'VE BEEN, AIN'T GONNA TAKE THAT BASTARD MASTERCARD......
AND HAVE YOU SEEN THAT CASH MACHINE WITH ELECTRONIC EYES?, IT WON'T PAY OUT TO ANYONE, IT DOESN'T RECOGNISE. GAVE IT MY IDENTITY JUST FOR THE MYSTERY PRIZE, NOW I DARE NOT DO GO ANYWHERE WITHOUT A GOOD DISGUISE!
DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THAT LAZER BEAM, THE ONE THAT KNOWS YOUR CAR?, YOU TELL IT WHERE YOU WANNA GO, IT TELLS THEM WHERE YOU ARE. WITH AUTOMATIC DEBITING FOR EVERY INCH OF TAR, AND AN ACCESS CODE FOR EVERY ROAD OR YOU AINT GONNA GET THAT FAR!!
SO I AIN'T GONNA TAKE THAT CARD, I AIN'T GONNA DROP MY GUARD, I AIN'T GONNA LOSE MY RIGHT TO CHOOSE ALTHOUGH THE TIMES ARE HARD. I WON'T GIVE AWAY MY DNA TO DRIVE ALONG NO MOTORWAY, AIN'T GONNA TAKE THAT BASTARD MASTERCARD......
I CALLED MY MONEY MANAGER, SHE SAID, "YOU'RE IN A FIX!, WE'LL PUT YOU ON OUR DEBIT SCHEME, IT'S CALLED THE TRIPLE SIX. IT ONLY TAKES A DROP OF BLOOD, IT'S JUST A LITTLE PRICK! THEN A-WE CAN PEEK INSIDE YOUR JEANS AND SEE WHAT MAKES YOU TICK!!
DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THAT MASTER PLAN THEY CALL THE MASTER RACE?, WITH AN OH SO EASY BAR CODE IMPLANTED IN YOUR FACE, YOU WILL ONLY GET ONE IF YOU GOT THE DNA, AND YOU GOT TO STAY IN CREDIT JUST TO EARN YOUR LIVING SPACE!
SO I AIN'T GONNA TAKE THAT CARD, I AIN'T GONNA DROP MY GUARD, I AIN'T GONNA LOSE MY RIGHT TO CHOOSE ALTHOUGH THE TIMES ARE HARD. NO DIGITAL GENETICIST, WILL EVEN KNOW THAT I EXIST, AIN'T GONNA TAKE THAT BASTARD MASTERCARD......
AND HAVE YOU SEEN THOSE AEROPLANES, THEY'RE SPRAYING DAY AND NIGHT, THEY LEAVE A BIG, WHITE TRAIL THAT DRIFTS ACROSS THE SKY, THEN IT SETTLES ON THE EARTH AND MAKES YOU SNEEZE AND CRY, NEXT TIME IT GETS ALL HAZY, YOU'D BETTER STAY INSIDE!!
DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THAT MAN WHO SAID "IT COULDN'T HAPPEN HERE", I SANG THIS SONG TO WARN HIM, BUT HE DIDN'T WANT TO HEAR, HE SAID "DNA'S THE PRICE I'LL PAY FOR LIVING WITH NO FEAR", THEN WHEN HE GOT HOME, HE MET HIS CLONE, WITH A GRIN FROM EAR TO EAR!
SO I AIN'T GONNA TAKE THAT CARD!, I AIN'T GONNA DROP MY GUARD, I AIN'T GONNA LOSE MY RIGHT TO CHOOSE ALTHOUGH THE TIMES ARE HARD. DON'T GIVE A DAMN WHAT YOU THINK I'M WORTH, I HAVE THE RIGHT TO WALK THIS EARTH!
AIN'T GONNA TAKE THAT BASTARD MASTERCARD......
DON'T WANNA USE THAT BASTARD MASTERCARD......
AIN'T GONNA TAKE YOUR FUCKING I.D. CARDS!!!!
WRITTEN BY THEO SIMON - www.seizetheday.org - (VERSE 8 WRITTEN BY JAKE ZEE)