Seems to me like they want us to be afraid, man Or maybe we just like being afraid Maybe we just so used to it at this point That it's just a part of us, part of our culture Security alert on orange It's been on orange since '01, G I mean wassup man, can't a brother get yellow, man Just for like two months or something Goddamn, sick of that Mic check The groom is dead so I'mma rhyme like a lunatic I do this shit with the non-assuming wit The corporation caught you up bassing the tempo My name is Lift Baster intro now let's go The flow of life throwing strife into the mix To the big dark condition and the word is sick The powers to be, a power in me To speak of our stress and strife that I see everyday And more to speak of our culture of fear, it's up in your ear They're telling us terrorists are about to strike Maybe tonight, right Let me just back up slowly with critical analysis Of those who control me It used to be just had a screen in the crib on the TV But now we carry screens when we leave See laptops, smart phones, now we're never alone A little affliction I call a media dome But on the low famine is the programmin' You want to watch your favorite show because it's so slammin' Hold hands and let's gaze into the beautiful glare While we're here so immersed in this culture of fear, fear, fear Yo we fear the IRS, fear the INS, fear God I'm more afraid of a credit card than a terror squad But really y'all, we're suspecting the weapons overseas, Yet Master Card and VISA won't allow me to breathe They deceive the enemy is in the fine print They assassinate salad with no single assailant Walls I am stealing to get the view of the blue skies Beautiful ? trying to survive ? Representin' element ahead, a sentiment that you feel When you know for real The deal starts with a sparkle moved with a handshake Physical to alter your subliminal landscape You leave thinking I can really trust that guy To be honest with you, you should've really punched that guy Now it's operation shake-a-banker, thank-you for the loan See you when you come to repossess my home Alone at night, sweating of visions of Armageddon I've never seen the threat, yet I feel threatened Parts of our society designed to smear freedom Don't succumb to this culture fear Don't succumb to this culture fear Don't succumb to this culture fear