I Knew I was Lost

I Knew I was Lost

for voice and (chorus)

When country turned into marketplace... (I knew I was lost)
When community turned into corporation... (I knew...)
When citizens turned into consumers... (I knew...)
When friendship turned into networking... (I knew...)
When a handshake turned into C.V.,reference,
criminal check, credit check, blood test,
piss test, psych test, and most importantly
the aptitude test for theft, greed and deceit... (I knew...)

When commerce turned into capitalism... (I knew...)
When bankers turned into predators... (I knew...)
When massive layoffs turned into shareholder dividends... (I knew...)
When trade turned into globalization... (I knew...)
When ‘the common good’ turned into ‘race to the bottom’... (I knew...)

When sharing became suspect
When greed became a virtue
When war became perpetual
When economy trumps environment... (I knew...)
When advertising, marketing and media spin,
public relations, fashion and film,
professional sports and prison thuggery
became the dominant culture--

When lies are spoken as truth... (I knew...)


When we turned into me... (I knew...)