fantasy or reality?

am I the only one

that sees there's something wrong with this situation?

stuck in a dream where all we do is consume

in a state of constant want
with no sense of what we need

wait a second!

just hear me out!

I'm telling you this for your own good

please sit back, catch your breath

and take a look around

while we're distracted

we're taken advantage of

equality, rights for all,

just don't be poor or

it's all your fault,

saluting flags of imperialists

not fighting for rights

but the right to be rich

the truth is so diluted

it's hard to know what to believe

we make it easy

fantasy or reality?

it's all the same

to simple minds

numbed by their t.v.

wait a second!

just hear me out!

I'm telling you this for your own good

please sit back, catch your breath

and take a look around

while we're distracted

we're taken advantage of