Change the Names (Original Song) Video

This is a song I wrote as a result of being inspired by Terra Naomi's "Say It's Possible". However, other than the socio-political commentary nature of it, the similarity doesn't go too much further. I apologize for the poor audio, I am seeing what I can do to get myself a better setup for recording. Thanks for watching/listening.

Lyrics:

Turned on the news tonight
Everything's fine we've got someone to fight
What's goin' on with the red states, blue states
Who's out to get me, who should I hate
Who should I hate now
It wont sell if it ain't depressing
A message of love ain't interesting
We stopped caring if our country's run by crooks
But some celebrity slips up, we all look
Don't we all look down

Chorus:
Where's the money goin'
Where's the oil comin' from
Nevermind what's goin' on
With our daughters and our sons
We talk about how great we are
How progressive we proclaim
But these stories seem familiar
Only the names have changed

Make sure we're in constant crisis
Terrorism and gas prices
Drive a wedge between the people
Then turn around and say we're equal
We're equal how
We prioritized entertainment
Lost the family, lost our patience
What can we do to make it better
Will we ever come together
Come together now

(Repeat chorus)

Obsession, possessions
Deception, recession
No questions, no confessions
Just move on to the next one

(Repeat chorus)

Sometimes they don't even change the names

© 2008 Joe L. Mangiardi