[Intro]
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[Verse]
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You never know what the future holds
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in the shallow soil of Monsanto, Monsanto
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The moon is full and the seeds are sown
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while the farmer toils for Monsanto, Monsanto
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When these seeds rise they're ready for the pesticide
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And Roundup comes and brings the poison tide of Monsanto, Monsanto
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The farmer knows he's got to grow what he can sell, Monsanto, Monsanto
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So he signs a deal for GMOs
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that makes life hell with Monsanto, Monsanto
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Every year he buys the patented seeds
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Poison-ready they're what the corporation needs, Monsanto
[Interlude]
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[Verse]
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When you shop for your daily bread
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and walk the aisles of Safeway, Safeway
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Find the package to catch your eye
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that makes you smile at Safeway, at Safeway
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Choose a picture of an old red barn on a field of green
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With the farmer and his wife
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and children to complete the scene at Safeway, at Safeway
[Verse]
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Dreams of the past come flooding back
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to the farmer's mind, his mother and father
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Family seeds they used to save
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were gifts from God, not Monsanto, Monsanto
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Their own child grows ill near the poisoned crops
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While they work on, they can't find an easy way to stop,
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Monsanto, Monsanto
[Solo over]
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[Verse]
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Don't care now what the Bible said so long ago not Monsanto, Monsanto
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Give us this day our daily bread
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and let us not go with Monsanto, Monsanto
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The seeds of life are not what they once were
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Mother Nature and God don't own them anymore
[Jam over]
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