Lyricalocity 2

Back in the early to mid 80's the Reagan administration was wreaking havoc all over the world and at home. While most called Ronnie "the great communicator" it was the content of his communicating that many people had trouble with. This song, by the incredibly talented Bruce Cockburn, hit home with me because of the obvious shot aimed directly at Ronald Reagan and his "store of dupes". Now we find ourselves in the same mess with George Bush and his daddies rich friends. The song still rings true after 20 years.

BTW, if you ever get a chance to see Bruce Cockburn in concert, do it. He is the most underrated guitar player in music today and puts on a performance you won't soon forget.

People See Through You
You've got covert action
Prejudice to extremes
You've got primitive cunning
And high tech means
You've got eyes everywhere
But people see through you

You've got good manipulators
Got your store of dupes
You've got the idiot clamour
Of your lobby groups
You like to play on fears
But people see through you

You've got instant communication
Instant data tabulation
You got the forces of occupation
But you don't get capitulation

Cause people see through you

You've got the sounding brass
You've got the triumph of the will
You do what you want to
And we pay the bills
You hype the need for sacrifice but

People see through you

You've got anti-matter language
Contrived to conceal
You've been lying so long
You don't know what's real
You're a figment of your own imagination

And people see through you

You've got lip service tributaries
You've got death fetish mercenaries
You hold the tickets to the cemeteries
You're big and bad and scary

But people see through you

Bruce Cockburn, 1986 (Artist: Bruce Cockburn - Album: World of Wonders)

I'm BC and I'll BC'ing Ya