The State
Porter Robinson"The State" is a song by Porter Robinson, released in 2015 in the Pop genre. The song is 5:04 long and contains 27 lines and 139 words.
Lyrics
0:01The State
0:30The State the government the supreme the eternal
0:35The aggressor against the persons and property of the mass of the public
0:40All states everywhere
0:43Whether democratic dictatorial or monarchical
0:47Whether red white blue or brown
0:55The State
1:10For centuries the State has robbed people at bayonet point
1:14And called it taxation
1:17For centuries the State has enslaved people into it's armed battalions
1:22And called it conscription
1:37The State
1:50The State
2:20Slave
2:23Slave
2:32The State
3:02For centuries the State has robbed people at bayonet point
3:06And called it taxation
3:11Coercion and violence by the direct threat of confiscation or imprisonment
3:18This is taxation
3:26The State
3:41For centuries the State has robbed people at bayonet point
3:45And called it taxation
3:48For centuries the State has enslaved people into it's armed battalions
3:53And called it conscription
4:21The State
5:04The State
The State The State the government the supreme the eternal The aggressor against the persons and property of the mass of the public All states everywhere Whether democratic dictatorial or monarchical Whether red white blue or brown The State For centuries the State has robbed people at bayonet point And called it taxation For centuries the State has enslaved people into it's armed battalions And called it conscription The State The State Slave Slave The State For centuries the State has robbed people at bayonet point And called it taxation Coercion and violence by the direct threat of confiscation or imprisonment This is taxation The State For centuries the State has robbed people at bayonet point And called it taxation For centuries the State has enslaved people into it's armed battalions And called it conscription The State The State
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