Home from work to an open front door Belongings scattered all along the floor Did I get robbed? Better check what's gone The drawers pulled out televisions on Chairs tipped over and tables flipped The lamps broken and the couch is ripped Knick knacks once stacked sit strewn along The tile and files collect in messy piles See a single sheet of paper with a emblem Amongst the bedlam on the door to my bedroom Looks official - notarized I surmise this letter comes from "the good guys" But why? I ain't done dirt in months I gave the game away to keep these stunts Away from me away from her away from us Thought my past was ash and dust Read it closer it seems contention Isn't with me - not even mentioned It seems my girls been being sneaky Downloading new episodes of shows weekly From channels that we don't pay for so now The FBT came and shut her down But prison time and jail for some shows? Seems farfetched but that's how it goes Who hasn't downloaded a photo? An album? Anime from Kyoto? That you shouldn't have - games, apps up for grabs On the internet: zips, tars, rars and cabs Does it even feel like stealin' When youre only two clicks away from straight peeling Anything your heart desires any format Through these wires and right past your doormat? I must admit it's a bit Impersonal to receive or transmit The human beings behind the screens Dehumanized by these new machines Naked celebrities for the taking Pilfered by dubious means for news making Or an artists brand new creation Stolen and get no compensation Where's the line drawn? Bad intentions? When you share those files on high-speed connections? When you target innocent users By stealing files off their home computers? What about cracking corporations Or infiltrating uplinked nations? Don't have to argue what's legal But not all crimes created equal Scattered on the floor Papers disks and drawers All of the things Notes up on the door Government at war Pulling the strings A brave new world where every action Shared amongst those control what's happening Arbitrarily enforce the rules Armed with the best surveillance tools And you can't catch terrorists or k** tyrants Just drug busts and software pirates Seems like a waste of the greatest net Cast over the oceans deepest depths Cuz in this game can't tell combatants From all the civilians in private practice Easy to frame control or contain With the narrative beaming to your brain Through fear uncertainty it's no doubt Why we need protections rolled out Or so says the powers that be profusely Convinced every criminal fierce as Bruce Lee Truth is everyone has potential To be subversive, crack and go mental So they keep all that data central And say its safety-essential Some see this hypocrisy and do nothing Slacktivists move wrists and click bu*tons Get behind a cause to change the laws But don't have all the brains or half the balls Some soldiers who sit behind the walls Of prison risked their lives for vision Sacrificed themselves in position To fight this inquisition But the casualties of guilt admission Are never to be forgiven And casualties like my girl in contrition Still a welcome addition