It used to be red scare-ica Ever righteous america We are bred for skills And un-cheap thrills For crippled and misguided wills The propaganda machine Is the turpentine That keeps our hands clean Whether it be communism Or the most modern terrorism Powers at be control our learning To keep these rusty gears a-turning Crucial times Get back in line Crucial times I look back at my education Historic proof or fabrication True progress suffers mutilation To better server the corporation These are crucial times
