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