GOLD STAR, GOOD CITIZEN Lyrics by Die Shiny
Lock all the doors and feed the meter
Keep your eyes on the concrete
As you walk by all the people
Under the bridge
‘Cause you’re not like them
But you don’t have cash on you right now
You’ve got a meeting and a deadline
Too little sleep ’cause you heard some gunfire
In the night
Somebody else’s problem
But you still called in
Let the police take care of the peace
You did your part
Gold star, Good citizen
There is a meeting in the room up on the hill
And you can’t go in
Gold star, Good citizen
Pay no attention, they’re just
Forcing births and bombing babies
Forcefully enforcing faith
The slave patrols are in the street
And you’re still paying taxes
To Fascists
Working your ass off every day
To let your fear of disobeying
Turn your labor into ashes
How many bodies have you tossed in the fire
While sedated by the empire
Sorry
You have to learn how to fight
‘Cause you’re the provider of the house
And the house is white
I know it’s inconvenient
I know this isn’t clean
It cannot be about you
And that goes against everything
You’ve dreamed the dreams
They fed you dreams
Chosen one, underdog
Against the world, in your car
On a journey to be something
Parallell park
Lock all the doors and feed the meter
Push your keys through your fingers
As you walk by all the people
Under the bridge
‘Cause you’re just like them
And you can’t unpack that shit right now
You’ve gotta block out all the headlines
Too little sleep ’cause you saw the faces of the dead
When you really meant to look away
Let the lords of war take care of the peace
Don’t cause a scene
Gold star, Good citizen
There is a ritual in the room up on the hill
Don’t ask, don’t tell
Gold star, Good citizen
Pay no attention, they’re just
Forcing births and bombing babies
Forcefully enforcing faith
The slave patrols are in the street
And you’re still paying taxes
To Fascists
Working your ass off every day
To let your fear of disobeying
Turn your labor into ashes
How many bodies will we toss in the fire
Sedated by the empire
Sorry
We have to learn how to fight
‘Cause we’re the providers of the house
And the house is white