Verse
A D E D
Been having a hard time trying to justify
A D E D
The clouds arising from the cars we drive
A D E D
And a little too easy seems just a little too hard today
A D E D A D E D
And I'm afraid my children are going to have to watch the world waste away
[Verse 2]
A D E D
Been having a hard time trying to accept the fact
A D E D
Paying money for four walls leaves the slavery intact
A D E D
And a little too easy seems just a little too hard today
A D E D A D E D
And I'm afraid my children are going to have to watch the world slip away
[Chorus]
A G# F#m D A
I know, I know, I know, I know, life has become slavery
G# F#m D A
I know, I know, I know, I know, life has become slavery
G# F#m D A G# F#m D
I know, I know, I know, I know, life has become slavery, slavery
[Verse 3]
A D E D
Costs two dollars a minute and additional charges to pray to god today
A D E D
See I've been looking for some guidance but the voice on the phone ain't got a damn thing to say
A D E D
And a little too easy seems just a little too hard today
A D E D A D E D
And I'm afraid my children are going to have to watch the world fade away
[Verse 4]
A D E D
I was born a little too late to see the dream that they called America
A D E D
See I only want to be a free man but it's against the law to sleep on the ground in god's land
A D E D
And a little too easy seems just a little bit insane
A D E D A D E D
And I'm afraid I'm gonna have to run for my life one of these days, one of these days
[Chorus]
A G# F#m D A
I know, I know, I know, I know, life has become slavery
G# F#m D A
I know, I know, I know, I know, life has become slavery
G# F#m D A G# F#m D
I know, I know, I know, I know, life has become slavery, slavery
[Bridge]
A C# F#m E D
A C# F#m E D
The earth is my body, it's been poisoned with lead and junk food and toxic waste
A C# F#m E D
The sky is my mind it's been clouded with cigarettes and fluorocarbons and petroleum distillates
A C# F#m E D
The water's my heart, it's been broken with booze and drugs and shooting up paste
A C# F#m E D A C# F#m E D
The sun is my spirit, it belongs to all of us, I guess we're all one sick race
A G# F#m E D
[Outro]
A C# F#m E D
And autonomy shall reward itself with freedom
A C# F#m E D
And humility shall reward itself with peace
A C# F#m E D
And the dissolution of possession and the integration of humanity
A C# F#m E D
Shall bring forth a sharing of our responsibility
A C# F#m E D
For our lives
A C# F#m E D
And our earth
A C# F#m E D
For our lives
A C# F#m E D A
And our earth