Rebels and ranters, Holders of banners , Anarchists, acid-heads, Street marchers, stay in beds, Sometimes your protest Just won't get noticed, Depends on timing Whose star is rising, What story's in the news, Which way they pitch the truth, Which way they shake it, Subvert and shape it So they can make it pay But you can stand free Under the statute of liberty Just keep on pushing them away Media outcries, sketches and outlines, They're irresistible, one sound-bite And you're full, columns and leaders March through their readers Until they all think the same Chorus Who airs the voices? Provides the choices Of which interest to protect? Gags some and not the rest? Free speech can scramble, Words are a gamble, Happends so often and to so many, First they are the coming storm Then they're the uniform, Then they desert you Harass and hurt you Until you what they say. Chorus