Gaaaawwwwwwd
DAMN! i’m broke again
that’s right
got no cash on hand
now the credit
card
man
tells me i owe five fuckin’ grand!
i just can’t understand!
spending disease!
got a hold of me!
now everything i am
is wrapped up in commodities!
spending disease!
got a hold of me!
now everything i am
is wrapped up in commodities!
i can’t help buying
more shit that i don’t need!
thank you all you marketers
for doing your job
so fuck – ing
suc – cess – full – y!
OWWWWW!
spending disease!
got a hold of me!
now everything i am
is a commodity!
spending disease!
got a hold of me!
now everything i am
is a commodity!
this stuff is made by slaves
companies are not your friends
but fuck all that, just go online
and spendspendspendspendspendspendspeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeend!
spending disease!
got a hold of me!
now everything i am
is a commodity!
everything i am
is a commodity!
every – thing is
a commodity!
you and me!
(are commodities!)
your mom and your dog!
(are commodities!)
baby seals and your kids!
(are commodities!)
the mountains and the seas!
(are commodities!)
your thoughts and your arts!
(are commodities!)
so fucking sick
of
co
mod
di
ties…
Jason Preu 
Holy! wow! Jason. Raw, brutally honest, and I’m going to assume something went wrong in real life? or just observing around with people and their commodities?
Dude, this poem is one of my favorite of yours. 🙂
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thanks, c. this is actually something old that i reworked to be more scream-worthy. i don’t even remember the impetus for it.
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This poem of yours screams punk rock hardcore to the capitalist consumerism fucks to their face. I love it Jason. 🙂
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i just feel we’re all stuck in this gnarly cycle of buy buy buy and i’m implicit and guilty and just as trapped…
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I know exactly how you feel. I too, feel the same way, and surrounded by people buying and buying and its a constant every day thing of buying.
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I was singing it, man.
Too lit!!
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Score! Thanks so much for reading and singing and commenting.
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