Nellie McKay - Identity Theft

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Because I`m tired of maturity, airport insecurity
Runnin` from the Thought Police, fightin` with the go-betweens
Hold up, let me steal a breath
`Cause we`re dealin` with identity theft

(You need an education)
I don`t see why I got to
(You need a good degree)
As to assimilate

So little time, so much to be bored by
If no one trod along Harvard lawn, no one`d make a nuclear bomb
They don`t teach you how to care, empathisin` if you dare
Euthanize your sense of fair play, better to obey

No child is free, oh, why, it`s queasy to see
Is that an elementary or a penitentary

Huh, geez, get off my back
Beat it, take it to town, man
Idiots go to college to get dumbed down

Ooh, it leaves you bereft
Ooh, identity theft
I may be wrong, I don`t know why
I may be wrong, but I`ll try

Because I`m sick of the insanity, watchin` horny manatee
Feelin` like a libertine, dealin` with the death machine
Hold `em up, it`s a street arrest
And we`re dealin` with identity theft

(You need a publication)
I don`t see why I got to
(You need a press release)
As to assimilate

Journo-fascist profiteers, pornotastic pioneers
Bonbonbastic puppeteers, get away from me
How can you write what we read, that ain`t my reality
You disabuse humanity, humility and fealty

Oh, you guess you got an edge
Hiding your hedge from the feds
Puttin` down the little veg
(Ignorance is a right, not a privilege)

I`m finished, done, and had it
And while you fucks are at it
As far as I`m concerned, Pluto`s still a planet

Ooh, you die a quick death
Ooh, identity theft
I may be wrong, I don`t know why
I may be wrong, but I`ll try

Because I`m sick of all the sabotage, where`s my female entourage
Lookin` for some kind of closure, all I`m findin` is Ray Bolger
Hold up, hell yeah, I`ll confess
`Cause we`re dealin` with identity theft

(You need an occupation)
I don`t see why I got to
(You need a boss to please)
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, you`re late

Yakety yak, don`t look whack, Nellie, you`re a heart attack
Murder, murder, on the wall, who`s the butchest one of all
(Where`d you get that vegan dress, a flea market)
Oops, I forgot, you design for Target
Shun violence and religion, don`t ever play with nuns

But I punched a man on Broadway just to watch him cry
Every guy I went to try said I fight him but I can`t think why

Bent unhinged and singed
I cringe to watch the main event
But in the end, there`s no success like revenge

Ooh, it leaves you bereft
Ooh, identity theft
I may be wrong, I don`t know why
I may be wrong, but I`ll try

Because I`m tired of hypocrisy, is it them or is it me
If Jesus Christ is left in ruin, Satan, buddy, how you doin`
Hold `em up, it`s a street arrest
And we`re dealin` with identity theft

Because I`m tired of being sweet and nice
Fuck you once and fuck you twice
Show your passport, get that stamp
Funny like a nazi camp
Hold `em up, hell yeah, I`ll confess
`Cause we`re dealin with identity theft

Release History

25 August 2007

Obligatory Villagers

1. Mother Of Pearl (2:10)
2. Oversure (3:20)
3. Gin Rummy (2:58)
4. Livin (0:23)
5. Identity Theft (3:27)
6. Galleon (3:21)
7. Politan (4:18)
8. Testify (5:40)
9. Zombie (5:56)