The Kinks — Brainwashed

You look like a real human being But you don't have a mind of your own Yeah, you can talk, you can breathe You can work, you can stitch, you can sew But you're brainwashed Yes you are, yes you are Get down on your knees You've got a job and a house And a wife and your kids and your car Yeah, you're conditioned to think What they want you to think and be happy to be where you are Yes you are Get down on your knees Get down on your knees The aristocrats and bureaucrats Are dirty rats for making you what you are They're up there and you're down here You're on the ground and they're up with the stars All your life they've kicked you around and pushed you around 'Til you can't take anymore To them you're just a speck of dirt But you don't want to get up off the floor Mister you're just brainwashed They give you social security Tax saving benefits that grow at maturity Yeah, you're content just to be what they want you to be And to do what they want you to Yes you are, yes you are Get down on your knees