Sherman
Capitol Pill
Yeah. They got a permanent address on K Street, that's a fact
The ones who write the laws are the ones who write the check
It's a "Donation," it's a "PAC," it's "Corporate Free Speech," y'all
It's the reason that your healthcare is dependent on a call
To an insurance man who's checkin' boxes on a screen
While the lobbyist is clinkin' glasses, keepin' his hands clean
He's got a different senator for every single pill
He's the one who gets 'em elected, he's the one who gets 'em killed.
It's the Capitol Pill, it's a bitter pill to swallow
It's a promise that is empty, it's a future that is hollow
It's the Capitol Pill, they don't care about your pain
They're just dancin' with your doctors in the corporate-driven rain.
They're anti-regulation, but they love a patent law
That keeps the price of medicine inside their greedy craw
They'll buy a politician for the price of a new car
And then they'll get on TV and they'll tell you who you are
You're a "consumer," not a "patient," you're a "line-item" to them
A "pre-existing condition" that they're happy to condemn
To a lifetime full of debt, or a death that's premature
It's the "free market," baby, and there ain't no goddamn cure.
It's the Capitol Pill, it's a bitter pill to swallow
It's a promise that is empty, it's a future that is hollow
It's the Capitol Pill, they don't care about your pain
They're just dancin' with your doctors in the corporate-driven rain.
This ain't conspiracy, this is the C-SPAN feed
This is the paper trail of avarice and greed
You're outraged 'bout a drag queen, you're outraged 'bout a book
While they're pickin' all your pockets, honey, take a closer look
They own the left wing, they own the right wing
They own the whole damn bird. And you're the one who's gettin' plucked. Word.
It's the Capitol Pill, it's a bitter pill to swallow
It's a promise that is empty, it's a future that is hollow
It's the Capitol Pill, they don't care about your pain
They're just dancin' with your doctors in the corporate-driven rain.
