Porter Robinson - The State lyrics

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 its armed battalions
And called it, "conscription"

The state

Tax
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 its armed battalions
And called it, "conscription"

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