Ryan Harvey
21st Century Opium War
Walk soft and carry a big stickMore like talk shit and send 100,000 troops inTwenty first century Opium WarProtecting cheap production off-shoresOpen the border to the great scamFronting peace with one hand hiddenDiplomacy backed by the threat of invasionOpen the border to the great scamWe'll get you addicted to our helping handThen threaten sanctions when we want somethingOpen the border to the great scamDemocracy sold to the highest bidderWorld Bank loans to arm dictatorsOpen the border to the great scamTwenty first century Opium WarForcing the dirty dollar on the poorOpen the border to the great scamGive us cheap labor and preferential tradingGive us land for permanent basesOpen the border to the great scamSongtexteWe want cheap fruit and cheap gasolineWe got the world locked up in a Ponsy SchemeOpen the border to the great scamTwenty first century Opium WarDon't bother knocking just kick down the doorOpen the border to the great scamDestruction of cultures paved the wayFor an empire built on the slavery tradeOpen the border to the great scamIf you don't wanna tow the line you know what you'll getYou'll end up like Arbenz and MossadeghOpen the border to the great scamTwenty first century Opium WarDon't bother knocking just kick down the doorOpen the border to the great scam
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