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The Media's Rules
A static lullaby
From the mouths of drones
Us children today,
Practice what we see on TV.
We smoke, we drink
We do what's "cool"
It's sad to know,
We live by media rules
We starve ourselves,
Get pregnant at 16
Wear pounds if make up
To be like the stars
Unaware of who we are
We walk the streets
We lie, we steal
Hoping we'll be seen
Stardom is our youth's desire
Freedom is forgotten
If we are the future,
Well, our future is fucked
From the mouths of drones
Us children today,
Practice what we see on TV.
We smoke, we drink
We do what's "cool"
It's sad to know,
We live by media rules
We starve ourselves,
Get pregnant at 16
Wear pounds if make up
To be like the stars
Unaware of who we are
We walk the streets
We lie, we steal
Hoping we'll be seen
Stardom is our youth's desire
Freedom is forgotten
If we are the future,
Well, our future is fucked
Published 2nd Oct 2011
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