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Program Lyrics by Living Colour

Shade

2017

[Intro: Scarface, Interviewer]
To see, a black rock band, like
[Imitates the riff of "Cult of Personality"]
Who the fuck was this, man?
[Continues to imitate the riff of "Cult of Personality"]
Man, who in the fuck is this fucking group, man?
What year you talking?
90's
Living Colour?
Who?
Living Colour?
Living fucking Colour, Living fucking Colour
Find me another-, find me another black rock band
Fishbone, Mos Def tried to do a rock band
Find me another rock band, seriously

[Chorus 1]
We’re living like we're programmed
Like TV’s our reality
We can’t escape the program
They only show us what they want us to see

[Verse 1]
Sitting in my easy chair
I’m barely breathing
Back against the wall (Back against the wall)
You lay it on me heavy
Like I'm, like I'm
Like I'm your whipping boy

I am the program
On the big screen
He’s gonna use me, use me up
And it’s a limited time offer with no guarantee
I’m just a sucker in this scheme

[Chorus 2]
We’re living like we're programmed
Like TV’s our reality
We can’t escape the program
They only show us what they want us to see

[Verse 2]
Made me insensitive
My world, my face
Don’t care how you feel
The latest gossip and the buzz online
You take up all my time

I can say what I want
Unidentified
I don’t care how you feel
It’s my agenda
I do what I want, do what I want
I don’t care who I offend

[Interlude/Guitar Solo]
Yeah, matter fact
Yeah, let's get into it
Check it

[Bridge: Corey Glover]
Yo, I got authority hatred
'Cause probably the majority's racist
Against the minority races
For the problems to be resolved in the races
It's gonna take more than the march on Washington State of Al Sharpton debates
Cops always harass the brothers
They like Clorox bleach
Good for whites, bad for colors
So when they ask to search us, I get nervous
'Cause Mike Brown was shot down
By the people hired to protect and serve us
Went from the light an' into a dark zone
Millions of dumb people, walkin’ 'round with a smart phone
Everybody dressin' the same as y'all clones
Like we wearin' a uniform
Bein' unique is rare as a unicorn
Refuse to do the norm, and just accept yourself
Stop tryna be like everybody else, except yourself
You free your mind, you do anything that you wish to
Ignorance is bliss, I refuse to be blissful, mad

[Interlude]
I can’t wait till it’s over
I can’t take no more
Got me runnin' in circles
Got to get you out my head
Get you out my head
Play it!

[Outro: Newsreader]
[?]
The US is now offficially in an information battle
The days of media monopoly are over
We are in an information war
And we are losing that war
I'll be very blunt in my assessment
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Living Colour

Living Colour

About “Program” by Living Colour

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"Program" is credited to Living Colour. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Program" appears on "Shade" in 2017.

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