HOOK IN MOUTH

Cockroach in the concrete
with courthouse tan and beady eyes
A slouch with fallen arches,
purging truths into great lies

A little man with a big eraser's changing history
Procedures that he's programmed to, and all he hears and sees
Altering the facts and figures, events and every issue
He can make a person disappear and no one will ever miss you

Rewrites every story, every poem that ever was
Eliminates incompetence and those who break the laws
Follow the instructions of the New Ways' Evil Book of Rules
Replacing rights with wrongs, the files and records in the schools
You say you've got the answers, well who asked you anyway?
Ever think maybe it was meant to be this way?
Don't try to fool us, we know the worst is yet to come
I believe my kingdom will come

F is for fighting,
R is for red...Ancestors' blood in battles they've shed
E, we elect them,
E, we eject them...In the land of the free and the home of the brave
D, for your dying,
O, your overture
M, they will cover your grave with manure
This spells out FREEDOM, it means nothing to me
As long as there's a P.M.R.C.
F is for fighting,
R is for redAncestors' blood in battles they've shed
E, we elect them,
E, we eject them...In the land of the free and the home of the brave
D, for your dying,
O, your overture
M is for money and you know what that cures
This spells out FREEDOM, it means nothing to me
As long as there's a P.M.R.C.
F is for fighting,
R is for red....Ancestors' blood in battles they've shed
E, we elect them,
E, we eject them...In the land of the free and the home of the brave
D, for your dying,
O, your overture
M, they will cover your grave with manure
This spells out FREEDOM, it means nothing to me
As long as there's a P.M.R.C.

Put your hand right up my shirt
Pull the strings that make me work
Jaws will part, words fall out
Like a fish with hook in mouth

Rewrites every story, every poem that ever was
Eliminates incompetence, and those who break the laws
Follow the instructions of the New Ways' Evil Book of Rules
Replacing rights with wrongs, the files and records in the schools

I'm not a fish, I'm a man
Hook
in
Mouth!

-Dave Mustaine of MegaDeth

With the recent developments in sleazy legislation I feel like I did when I was a teenager. We can’t decide what is best for us…we are dumb…we are childish…and we need to be told what we can and can’t do. It’s as if I just picked up my new copy of ‘So Far…So Good….So What!’ and I’m doing something dangerous by listening to the so-called ‘dangerous/harmful/disgusting’ lyrics. There was/is a sticker that indicates Parental Guidance is needed. Now the internet potentially has a giant virtual sticker that states “Harmful to your health” or “Moral Guidance”.  The lyrics to ‘Hook In Mouth’ convey my feelings. Remember the ‘P.M.R.C’??? This time it’s not the wives of Congressmen but the Congressmen themselves trying to assert their morals and such. I do not need someone to tell me that playing poker on-line is not right or that I can’t buy alcohol on Sundays (recently vacated law in Massachusetts that used to prevent sales of alcohol on Sundays except within 10 miles of the N.H. border) or that I shouldn’t listen to a certain type of music. It’s amazing that even after the age of 21 we have to be told what is right and wrong when it comes to spending our money or time. Meanwhile Congressmen and Representatives are busy trying to seduce young boys (Mark Foley) and crashing into Government property with their cars (while supposedly under the influence of alcohol or Ambien…fucking Ambien…”I was not aware of where I was when the accident occurred…..I took my sleeping medication and went to a bar for three hours and proceeded to get drunk…still not knowing where I was and not able to remember….I got into my car and ran into the capitol building barricade because I was late for a vote!” (Patrick ‘Patches’ Kennedy) These are real happenings folks…and these are the people who are trying to tell us what is right and wrong. Meanwhile important issues to the security of our country are being ignored in lieu of ‘internet gaming’. There are a couple of things that just might be of more importance to the U.S.A. than the ‘Internet Gaming’ ban. Ummmmmm lets see….border security….criminal background checks of PORT Workers...That’s right….there was a part of the PORT security act that was tossed aside. Background checks of the workers in the damn ports that need securing. That was nixed…..and ‘Internet Gaming’ was attached to the very same bill. WTF. George Bush cannot sign that bill in good conscience…that is if he cares about the security of our country. Well I haven’t pulled my funds out of PokerStars as of yet anyway…I’m still playing when I can. I don’t care. I’ve actually started to scout out some local establishments for ‘live’ poker in the past few months anyway. It turns out that there are plenty (well…except for a few in MA…they are mostly in N.H but I live near the border.) …that’s right you moral cowboys…you holier-than-thou assholes. Go ahead and try a new form of prohibition…it’s going to make things worse. History repeats itself and you’re supposed to learn from the past. I’m not a fish (or a Donkey or a pigeon)….I’m a Man….HOOK….IN….MOUTH!!!