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Financial LeprosyWe got to get upAnd wait in lineFor the soup, toiletsAnd things to readFill out 11-0-1sAnd take a seatBut then we got toFind a place to sleepWe got to lay downUpon newspaper, cardboard,Concrete, and plastic sheetsEffects of "Eighties" public policyWe used to buyFull shopping cartsAnd buy useless productsTrained to drainNot to remainRed line economy"I have a dream"'s realityWell, self effacing and mirror hatingThe ethnic notions and potionsBut I still smell badSkin fader, tanning boothsIn conjunction with their plastic boobsSongtexteAnd diet pillsAll means to attract and distractDesigner glasses to see designer clothesDesigner cologne to wave under a designer drug noseThat sniffs through the perfume scented magazinesTry to make sense out of dollarsOften heard of, rarely seenAs an ear listens to the dial toneI pretend to talk on a cellular phoneThat I know I can't affordWell I used to own this streetAnd now I'm living on market streetWell self effacing and mirror hatingThe ethnic notions and potionsBut I still smell badSkin fader, tanning boothsIn conjunction with their plastic boobsAnd diet pillsAll means to attract and distractThieves generating revenuesLottery poverty taxDruglords and landlordsAnd praise the lordsThey prey upon usHow did they ever Manufacture consentA meal in every trash canMyth of the happy hoboCoIntelProThe Cosby ShowWhy did the they cut the Pell GrantSo they can build cellsTen years in prisonBut no tenure at the UniversityIs this ethnic diversityOr is it public policyChemical bulletsAimed at the afro diasporaA genocidal ghostManipulates a suicidal hostAnd as high technologyeliminates the need for manual laborAnd Mercedes Benz logos replace peace signsOn the necks of our youthThey go self effacing and mirror hatingThe ethnic notions and potionsBut I still smell badSkin fader, tanning boothsIn conjunction with their plastic boobsAnd diet pillsAll means to attract and distract Aus Songtexte Mania