Redacted Lives

Who decided everything I say is now top secret
my persona to be hidden, turned away from
who has the muscle to smack around the press
the press... a collection of individuals who are afraid to help each other
don't want to piss off the management/lose that steady paycheck

i would rather be exposed as a target some days
followed in the streets by lepers looking for a cure

life in a world of ever more complex lies
spewed by a dream machine that wove up a reality based on control
mind washing
manipulation

monkey wants bright and shiny thing