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dead president$

from disobey giants by SLIVER

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DEAD PRESIDENT$ - THE MONEY GIANT
Dead presidents is a nickname for money. It comes from American banknotes which display former US presidents. And the “green disease” mentioned in the song is just another term for greed invented by Eddie Vedder from Pearl Jam. Greed is probably the biggest flaw of human beings and it has probably been that way since the invention of money itself. For example, 20% of the American population own 85% of the country’s wealth. When you think about the fact that money was initially invented to facilitate exchanges between people, in the interest of fairness, equity and equality, and when you see where we’re at now: in a world where everything has a price - be it a flat screen tv, a nuclear warhead or organs on the black market, everything comes with a price tag – don’t you think we are giving way too much importance to money? The Money Giant is always screaming for more. But he’s never quite satisfied. The Money Giant is nothing but a source of frustration. You don’t own money, money owns you. As corny as it may sound, there’s only one currency you should worry about, and it’s called LOVE. The love you receive is the love that you send. If you give love all around you, you’ll receive tons of love in return. And it feels and tastes and smells better than green paper. Let the Money Giant eat his green paper all alone, and may he choke on it. “It’s already been sung, but it can’t be said enough. Love is all you need. All you need is love.” (Eddie Vedder, Riot Act, “Love Boat Captain,” 2002)

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I’M NOT A FOOL, KIDO, I KNOW MY RIGHT AND WRONG
I AM NOT SICK, KIDO, I DON’T WORSHIP DEAD PRESIDENT$
I AM COLORBLIND, KIDO, GREEN IS JUST ANOTHER SHADE OF GREY
I GOT MY MIND, KIDO, I AM NOT PIERRE LANDRY

AND WHAT THE ONE PERCENT
WHAT ABOUT THE ONE PERCENT
THAT GOT NINETY-NINE ON THEIR KNEES?

WHAT ABOUT THE ONE PERCENT
WHAT ABOUT THE ONE PERCENT
HAVE THEY ALL CONTRACTED THE GREEN DISEASE?

I GOT A HEART, KIDO, THE LOVE I GIVE, THE LOVE I GET
I GOT A HEART, KIDO, ARE THE ONLY CURRENCY I KNOW
I’M NOT A COIN, KIDO, I DON’T FLIP WHENEVER THE WIND BLOWS
SO CRY ME A RIVER, KIDO, I’M GOING WHEREVER MONEY FLOWS

AND WHAT THE ONE PERCENT
WHAT ABOUT THE ONE PERCENT
THAT GOT NINETY-NINE ON THEIR KNEES?

WHAT ABOUT THE ONE PERCENT
WHAT ABOUT THE ONE PERCENT
HAVE THEY ALL CONTRACTED THE GREEN DISEASE?

WHAT ABOUT THE ONE PERCENT
WHAT ABOUT THE ONE PERCENT
ARE THEY ALL DESCENDANTS OF PIERRE LANDRY?

WHAT ABOUT THE ONE PERCENT
WHAT ABOUT THE ONE PERCENT
HAVE THEY ALL THE GREEN DISEASE?

ARE THEY ALL FOOLS?
ARE THEY ALL SICK?

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from disobey giants, released September 28, 2012

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SLIVER Metz, France

SLIVER were a rocking hardcore band from Belgium/France/Luxembourg.
They've played more than 200 shows in 12 countries (France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Denmark, Switzerland, Poland, Czech Republic, Belarus, Lithuania, Latvia, the United Kingdom).

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