March of the Paper Tiger-Counterpunch

[ti:March of the Paper Tiger] [ar:Counterpunch] [al:Dying To Exonerate The World] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]March of the Paper Tiger - Counterpunch [00:18.31]Hold on [00:19.26]Stay strong [00:20.53]White knuckled and bruised [00:21.82]We're going down [00:23.77]Knocked around so long [00:24.93]It's hard to tell what's up from down [00:27.09]Derailed [00:28.23]Entrails [00:29.33]Dropping drastically further unto the floor [00:32.46]The air has been let out [00:34.17]Now we're dropping like a rock [00:36.58]Tuned in utter disbelief [00:39.74]All we're left with is what we've been told [00:42.43]Brought to you by the highest bidder [00:44.86]I can't believe it still surprises you to learn [00:48.53]We've been sold out [00:49.96]And I'm holding on to this photograph [00:54.88]Of the American dream gone wrong [00:59.00]Shattered by intolerance and greed [01:02.35]Turning a blind eye and shadow casting [01:05.04]While you're in your time of need [01:07.14]Tyrant [01:08.25]Despot [01:09.40]The rats you've hatched are home to roost [01:12.35]Why can't you understand [01:14.14]They've already barged through [01:16.01]The reckoning will be so swift and bittersweet [01:20.19]So sorry to have ruined your day [01:22.31]A paper tiger will never catch its prey [01:25.38]Post the video for all to see [01:28.34]Inflated high and proud [01:30.81]How can we still find the balls to pound our chests [01:34.33]While the foundation's crumbling from under our feet [01:38.76] [01:41.17]From under our feet [01:44.02]Did you notice [01:45.86]We've been sold out [01:47.32]Come see your favorite pundit finally coming clean [01:51.54]We've made our bed but we're scared [01:54.47]We won't go to sleep [01:56.14]A recipe so ripe for hate [01:59.66] [02:00.53]The sugar buzz is wearing off it's getting late [02:04.91]This bed of roses smells like rotting piles of shit [02:08.99] [02:09.51]And the lullaby is sounding more like empty rhetoric [02:13.79]Meanwhile the tiger marches to its drunken beat [02:18.23]F**ked up on Valium and huffing cans of kerosene [02:22.75]You better take my hand [02:24.86]You better hold on tight [02:27.10]I think we're going down [02:29.27]My God we're going down [02:32.50]I'm holding on [02:36.49]To a photograph stripped [02:38.17]Down to black and white [02:41.36]Hanging crooked in the frame [02:46.02]At least we know where to place the blame [02:49.77] [02:50.37]I'm holding on to these photographs [02:54.26] [02:54.92]Of the American dream gone wrong [02:59.07]Shattered by intolerance and greed [03:02.34]Turning a blind eye and shadow casting [03:05.17]While you're in your [03:06.82] [03:07.81]And I'm holding on to these photographs [03:11.85] [03:12.70]Of the American dream goes wrong [03:16.67]Shattered by intolerance and greed [03:20.11]Turning a blind eye and shadow casting [03:22.73]While you're in your time of need [03:24.92]Tyrant [03:26.26] [03:27.17]Despot [03:28.47] [03:29.37]It's done [03:30.52] [03:31.72]The rats we hatch come home to roost