SCHWARTZENEGGAR LYRICS

"Take Your Elbows Off The Table"

Take your elbows off the table, listen to me
I'm going to tell you about a fable called history.
It's a cold hard fact, to be exact,
It's a one sided story - but it's action packed.
The best thing to happen was civilization -
now we got a war in every nation.
The savages were heathens and had to be taught
God is on our side when the battle is fought.
So we gave them the book, showed them how to read,
pointed our guns, showed them how to bleed.
Took what we wanted, left nothing but shame,
pointed our fingers then we shifted the blame.
Take your elbows off the table.

One - you're ruled by money.
the power that it brings and if you think that's funny.
Two - when it changes hands
it can rub out a nation, tear up a land
you got highways, skyways, railways, motorways,
this way, that way, don't try to get away
you're trained, tamed, numbered and named,
got a lock on your heart, the same on your brain.
Regulation, education, don't get ideas above your station
stay where you are, stay where you're placed
stay satisfied with a smile on your face
take your elbows off the table.

Gold was found in the savage land
So we set out to get it with a gun in our hand
nothing stood in the way of the great white flood
where rivers once sang was a fountain of blood
for money was God and God decreed
millions should die, let the parasites feed
so we slaughtered our way to paradise.

A shadow moved to tame the land
profits soared as all went as planned.
Millions died as wallets fattened
history books pretend it never happened.
A history of pain, profit from pain
and still it happens, again and again.
See what civilization means
sitting in front of computer screens.
Civilization means imprison a race
for the color of a skin or the shape of a face
demon drink to numb the senses
purchase the land under false pretenses.
Promise as long as rivers run
there'll be equal rights for everyone
what happens next? The promise is broken -
civilized say the words were never spoken.
Civilization means cheat and lie
civilization means the spirit dies
terminate cultures, wipe out nations
all in the name of civilization
take your elbows off the table.

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